Philippine News Links (5-10-08)

It’s a mixed bag of news we’re highlighting today, covering rice, bananas, tuna, and economic news.

* Philippine pension fund eyes $617 mln Meralco stake (via Reuters)

* Japan Offers the Philippines 60,000 Tons of Rice, Official Says  (via Bloomberg)

* Greenpeace accuses Philippine ships for transfer tuna at high seas (via China View)

* Global slowdown batters Philippine exports (via Inquirer)

* Philippine shares close higher on bargain-hunting, Meralco rebounds (via Forbes)

* Boom time for Philippine banana plantations (via AFP)

* Philippine leader says ‘no’ to veggie food-crisis plan (via AFP)

* ‘Butchoy’ spares Cebu (via Inquirer)

One Response to “Philippine News Links (5-10-08)”

  1. May 17th, 2008 | 9:30 am

    [...] of the time. And probably comments don’t seem to be appropriate if we just tell you about a random news from the Philippines, but it’s still nice to know that my writing was relevant to you. Or that I should write more [...]


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