EU/UK workers complained for alleged that AMEC replaced their Labors with Philippine Workforce at a lower Pay

Concern: the jacket for the Jasmine platform in the UK North Sea is towed out Amec denies foul play over Filipino hirings UK CONTRACTOR Amec has defended using up to 70 employees from the Philippines on the hook-up and commissioning of ConocoPhillips' Jasmine platform off the United Kingdom....

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How did the Philippines trump China to become the fastest growing economy in Asia?

Economic expansions compared. The graph above shows the first-quarter growth in the GNP in the last five years. Illustration from Manila Standard Today The Philippine economy grew by 7.8% in the first three months of 2013, surpassing every single analyst estimate and putting it just above China as one of...

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Philippines 2013 fastest growth in Asia hits up 7.8% in Q1 nudged ahead China and Indonesia’s 7.7 & 6%

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Philippine unexpected growth beat all estimates in a Bloomberg News survey of 22 economists. The country's economy posted better than expected growth in the first quarter of 2013 (January-March), lifted by strong manufacturing and construction sectors, and cementing views the central bank will leave its key policy rate...

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Philippines Says It Followed Rules of Engagement in Sea Shooting

The Philippines said a coast guard vessel obeyed the rules of engagement when it fired on a Taiwanese boat in a May 9 confrontation that killed a fisherman and strained relations between the two countries. Officers on the patrol boat opened fire when the fishing vessel's crew tried...

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UP Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea Speaks - Taiwanese government is officially sponsoring & condoning illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Philippine waters

Map: The actual incident where Taiwanese fishermen shot dead by Philippine Coast Guard University of the Philippines Speaks: Assistant Professor, UP College of Law and Director, UP Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea to Taiwan and the Philippine Maritime row Test of Foreign Policy of the PhilippinesBias...

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Batanes Fisher folks Opposed signing Philippines-Taiwan fishing rights; Violation of “Archipelagic State” UNCLOS

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A Filipino Friendly Taiwanese fisherman; Mr Hung was shot inside the Philippine archipelagic baseline waters in the balintang Channel last May 9, 2013  Philippines could be sanction if will violate the article 51 with the Bahamas, Indonesia, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea In the UN Convention on the...

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Philippine Manufacturer of M4 Assault Rifles step-up Self-Reliant Defense Program (SRDP), call for “buy Filipino” cause

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UDMC M4s Philippine defense companies fight for "buy Filipino" By Norman Sison, VERA Files It was not your usual errand. Several days ago, the head of the security force tasked with protecting President Aquino, toured a small three-storey plant in a Manila suburb that manufactures M4 assault rifles,...

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