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Motor Vehicles in the Philippines

When you visit Manila, it seems as though all the motor vehicles in the Philippines are in Manila at the same time. getting around Manila is relatively easy, but can take some time during peak periods. The World Bank has published statistics for the number of motor vehicles per 1,000 population for a lot of …

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Philippine Star, London Eye

The British Ambassador to the Philippines is a man of many talents! He has a weekly column in the Philippine Star, London Eye featuring stories and opinions on the Philippines and the UK. The Philippine Star is a daily English-language broadsheet newspaper based in Manila in the Philippines. It has the most subscribers of any …

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UK Minister Addresses the Makati Business Club

“Philippines and UK can be powerful partners for prosperity” Makati Business Club 11 December 2012 – β€œIt is clear that future prosperity (in the Philippines) will be based on partnerships,” said Hugo Swire, Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom. Addressing members of the Makati Business Club, Management Association …

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New Passenger Terminal At International Airport

The Philippine government is seeking companies interested to pre-qualify and bid for the International Airport New Passenger Terminal Project located at the second largest airport in the Philippines. The response deadline is 21/02/2013. According to UKTI, UK companies are invited to pre-qualify and bid to finance, design, construct, operate and maintain the new passenger development …

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