Former Philippine president Cory Aquino, who brought down a 20-year dictatorship and reestablished democracy in the country, passed away Saturday morning (local time) in Manila. She was 76.
State-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corp. (BPC) will buy a combined total of 180,000 tons of diesel and kerosene from a state-run Philippine company, a senior official said yesterday.
Around 800,000 Filipinos are in danger of losing their jobs this year as the global economic slowdown hits the export sector, economic planning secretary Ralph Recto said Monday.
The Philippines, the largest rice importer, is urging China, Japan and other Asian nations to attend an emergency meeting on the region's food crisis to try to reverse export curbs that have driven prices to a record.
