On July 19, 1949, the final American Governor-General of the Philippines and the first United States High Commissioner to the Philippines, died of cardiovascular disease in Detroit, Michigan.

DURING the 333 years of Spanish rule in the Philippines, real power rested not on the civilian and military leaders but on the friars. They could be found in every parish in the country, ministering ...

In 1929 they lobbied Washington hard for MacArthur to be named the successor to Henry Stimson as governor general of the Philippines. The "New York Times" reported in April that it appeared that ...

Most Filipinos have an inkling of what certain surnames stand for. When a Filipino hears “Zobel de Ayala”, one automatically associates the name with wealth and big business. People also automatically ...

MANILA, Philippines — Vice Gov. Athena Bryana Tolentino is now governor of Cavite following ... She won the vice gubernatorial race during the 2022 general elections and assumed office on ...

The Philippine peso may again hit its record low ... according to central bank Governor Eli Remolona Jr. “If the uncertainty, if the risks persists” then “59 is possible but I don’t ...

The Philippines is reintroducing interest-rate swaps and looking to boost the market for bond repurchase agreements to create ...

Gen. Leonard Wood was the governor-general. Then-Senate president Manuel Quezon headed the Philippine Amateur Athletic ...

Global Finance magazine interviewed Philippines Central Bank Governor Eli Remolona, who earned an “A–” grade in the magazine’s 2024 Central Banker Report Cards. Remolona talks about the country’s ...

Tourism is important to the Philippines, and this Southeast Asian ... It even houses the tombs of Spanish and Filipino personages like Governor-General Miguel Lopez de Legazpi.