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Malaysian PM sa 'Pinas: 'Mag-ingat sa Chinese loans'

March 7, 2019 - 3:40pm

Tinawag na "unfair" ni Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad ang mga kinuha nilang Chinese-backed projects noon.

Bansa

‘Philippines would be better off shunning Chinese investment altogether’

By Ian Nicolas Cigaral | November 23, 2018 - 7:01pm

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte risks repeating the mistakes made by other countries in the region that suffered from...

Business

Malaysia’s Anwar cautions Philippines on ‘dubious’ infra loan deals

By Ian Nicolas Cigaral | September 4, 2018 - 6:47pm

Malaysian opposition icon Anwar Ibrahim warned the Philippines against entering into questionable loan deals with other...

Business

Commentary: Lessons for Manila from Sri Lanka’s 'debt-trap' experience

By Darren Lim | July 19, 2018 - 5:04pm

In recent months there has been significant debate regarding the merits of Chinese infrastructure financing.

News Commentary

Chinese envoy insists grants have no strings attached

July 18, 2018 - 11:09am

In an attempt to allay fears that the Philippines is at risk of falling into China's debt trap, Chinese Ambassador...

Headlines