Metro Retail Stores Group net income doubles in first 9 months

Metro Retail Stores Group, Inc. (MRSGI) has reported posting net profit of P550 million or a 100% growth over last year, and sales of P24.4 billion or 2.9% growth for the first nine months of 2017.
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Moon sees community-connected future between S. Korea and ASEAN

South Korean President Moon Jae-In sees a community-connected future between South Korea and Southeast Asian nations as a blueprint for major prosperity for both his country and ASEAN.

LOOK | Dancers, singers set upbeat tone at ASEAN 2017 opening ceremony

Excellent Filipino artistry takes the spotlight at the 31st ASEAN Summit opening ceremony.

WATCH | China vows to be ‘good neighbor’ as ASEAN agrees to negotiate on...

China vowed to be a "good neighbor and good partner" to members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as the regional bloc agreed to begin negotiations on the Code of Conduct on the disputed South China Sea.

Bob Geldof hands back Dublin honor shared with Aung San Suu Kyi

The Irish musician and anti-poverty activist does 'not wish to be associated in any way' with the Myanmar leader.

WATCH, LOOK | Opening of 31st ASEAN Summit puts focus on regional, global security...

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, November 13, formally opened the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Summits, putting regional and international security on the main agenda.

Toll from quake in Iran, Iraq now at 332, could rise; no Filipino casualties...

At least 332 people were killed in Iran and Iraq when a magnitude 7.3 earthquake jolted the region on Sunday, state media in the two countries said, and rescuers were searching for dozens trapped under rubble in the mountainous area.
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WATCH | Trump, Duterte bond at ASEAN summit; Donald praises Rodrigo as host

(UPDATED - 7:45 p.m.) MANILA, Philippines - President Donald Trump raved about the “incredible Filipino hospitality” and his host President Rodrigo Duterte, on his...

$6 for 38 DAYS WORK | Child exploitation rife in Rohingya camps

Rohingya refugee children from Myanmar are working punishing hours for paltry pay in Bangladesh, with some suffering beatings and sexual assault, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has found.

Trump to ASEAN: US wants partners ‘strong, independent, prosperous’

US President Donald Trump pitched for “friendship and partnership” between the United States and member-nations of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), affirming that his government seeks its partners to be strong, independent and prosperous.

ASAN ANG GINHAWA SA ASEAN? | Opinion: 5 reasons why association is only for...

Beyond the government-declared week-long holidays in Metro Manila in the duration of the ASEAN meetings, this is an opportune time to note how ASEAN has only been “One Communty” for the big players of the global market and not for the region’s peoples:

Labor groups cheer as Du30 confirms ‘landmark’ ASEAN document on migrant workers to be...

President Rodrigo Duterte announced Monday that Southeast Asian nations have agreed to sign a consensus that would protect and promote the right of migrant workers, drawing praise from labor groups.

Filipino artist makes Trump action figure from ‘tsinelas’

The artist said he created the figure to welcome the US president to the Philippines.

WATCH & LOOK | Protesters vs Trump, 6 cops hurt in dispersal; ralliers to...

(UPDATE 2, 7:30 P.M) Dozens of protesters and some policemen were injured Monday when security forces forcibly dispersed, with truncheons and water cannons, a phalanx of anti-Trump activists who were trying to advance nearer the US Embassy as the 31st ASEAN Summit and related meetings opened a few kilometers away.

‘A VERY MINOR BLOGGER’ | Watch: Du30 supporter Sass Sasot confronts journo over BBC...

(UPDATED) Staunch Duterte supporter and blogger Sass Rogando Sasot confronted BBC Southeast Asia correspondent Jonathan Head Monday afternoon over BBC's move to give attention to administration critic Jover Laurio even though she was just a "minor blogger."