Philippines economy faces crisis
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Philippine President Gloria Arroyo has called on the public to make personal sacrifices amid warnings of an impending economic crisis.
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ELECTION spending and increased usage of cellular phones allowed the Philippine economy to grow by 6.2 percent in the April-June quarter despite the government&#39;s fragile fiscal position, official data showed Monday.
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The Philippine Social Welfare Department warned it had run out of money to pay for relief services for victims of a series of storms that left more than 1,400 people dead or missing last week.
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Indonesian president-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has made a lot of reassuring noises on his road to power, but now he faces the hard economic decisions.
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Typhoon Xangsane has wrought destruction across the Philippines causing widespread flooding, closing schools and financial markets, disrupting transport and leaving at least two people dead.
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President Gloria Arroyo acknowledged for the first time Monday that the Philippines was now in a &quot;fiscal crisis&quot;, as economists warned of an Argentinian-type debt default within the next three years.
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The Philippines asks for foreign aid as it assesses the impact of storms that have left 1,000 dead or missing.
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Manila - The Philippines was in the midst of a fiscal crisis and the public should be prepared to make sacrifices, President Gloria Arroyo said yesterday.
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REAL, PHILIPPINES - Rescue and recovery operations are underway in the Philippines after a series of devastating storms left more than 1,000 people dead or missing.
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CEBU, Philippines  - The Philippines hastily shelved a high-profile gathering of Asian leaders until early January on Friday due to concerns an incoming tropical storm could wreck havoc at the venue this weekend.
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PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo admitted on Monday that the country was in a âfiscal crisisâ and called on the nation to help face the problem through âsacrifice.
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MANILA : Economic growth prospects in the Philippines this year remain on track despite rising oil prices and a volatile peso as long as the government fixes its fiscal woes, President Gloria Arroyo has said.
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Stunned residents picked their way through a wasteland of mud and rubble to leave storm-ravaged areas of the Philippines as the government said it has run out of money to pay for relief services.
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A meeting of Asian leaders in the Philippines is postponed because of a coming tropical storm, officials say.
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Asia's economic growth is likely to be constrained by an expected slowdown in the U.S. economy and potential spillover from the subprime mortgage crisis, two economic forecasts released Thursday said.
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During the past two weeks heavy storms and typhoons have rocked the Philippines killing and injuring people. As a result at least 640 dead and about 400 people missing in the northern Philippines.
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The Philippine economy grew by more than 6 percent in the third quarter of this year, sustaining strong growth boosted by surprisingly robust agricultural production and other factors, officials said Monday.