- The attendance of a large number of Filipino Muslims at the annual Haj pilgrimage strengthens the ties of Islamic brotherhood between the Kingdom and the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in the Philippines, said Dr.
The Philippines' export dropped by 6.8 percent in March compared with the same month last year to stand at 4.181 billion U.S. dollars, said the National Statistics Office (NSO) Friday.
Philippine export earnings fell 6.8 percent year-on-year in March, after a 10.5-percent growth posted in February, as shipments of electronic products decreased sharply because of the US-led global economic slowdown.
Manila: The Philippines will announce on Monday whether it will buy Saudi Aramco's 40 per cent stake in oil refiner Petron Corp, the Philippine National Oil Co (PNOC) said on Friday.