Although agricultural production in the Philippines is more often associated with tropical fruits, including the bananas stocked in New Zealand supermarkets, dairy farms are found across much of the country. Most dairy farmers in the Philippines have very small herds. The national herd numbers around 20,000 compared with over 6 million in New Zealand.  With

Put kiwi ingenuity together with a population of 100m people, including an educated English-speaking workforce, and you have an opportunity to grow New Zealand services exports, while also creating jobs in the Philippines. Wellington software design company Provoke is the latest New Zealand IT firm to open an office in Manila.  Provoke uses Microsoft technology

When the Philippine national rugby team lines up on Saturday against Japan, they will face the biggest test of their brief history. Since securing full membership of the IRB in 2008, and securing four promotions in the space of only five seasons, the Philippine Volcanoes are ready to make their Asian 5 Nations debut. Then

The streets of Manila can immediately be recognised by their colourful and distinctive jeepneys, the most popular form of public transport in the Philippines. Originally made from US military jeeps left over from World War II, the jeepney was an inexpensive way to re-establish public transport in a city left devastated by war.  Nearly seventy

Farmers everywhere face challenges, but life in a conflict zone is not usually one of them.  In 2008, after intense fighting between the Philippine Army and Muslim insurgents, the people of Datu Saudi township in Maguindanao province did what many people would, and left the area.  Datu Saudi became a ghost town. Then in 2011

When the members of the APEC Business Advisory Council met in Manila some weeks ago, they were probably not expecting to dance for their country. But in the Philippines, it pays to come prepared to perform! After the formation of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (commonly known by its acronym, APEC) in 1989 to bring together

There are many obvious differences between New Zealand and the Philippines, but one unfortunate fact we have in common is our vulnerability to natural disasters. On average, around 20 typhoons visit the Philippines each year, and typically these strike the eastern side of the country, in the Visayas region. But in two successive Decembers, severe storms