President Marcos has thanked Japan for promptly deploying a team of experts during the weeks-long fire at the Navotas Sanitary Landfill. Marcos noted Japan’s immediate deployment of technical experts to help address the incident in his opening remarks during the bilateral meeting with Prime...
President Marcos said he watched “with horror” the recent controversies surrounding the Senate, lamenting what he described as the institution 's decline compared to when he served as a senator. Speaking to Manila-based reporters in Tokyo, Marcos said he and Executive Secretary Ralph Recto...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is gearing up for the implementation of the government policy expanding the minimum access volume (MAV) for pork imports to temper retail prices and maintain sufficient supply. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said the DA is taking the lead in drafting...
President Marcos met with former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, this time in Tokyo, to discuss deeper cooperation to advance regional energy resilience and energy transition initiatives under the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) framework. Marcos and Kishida also held a meeting in...
The Philippines and Japan signed a landmark agreement to avoid double taxation, Malacañang said. The agreement was signed during President Marcos ' four-day state visit to Japan. Marcos and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi witnessed the signing of the Double Taxation Convention...
Senator Imee Marcos on Friday, May 29, described the plunder case filed against Senator Jinggoy Estrada before the Sandiganbayan as “political persecution,” claiming the move was part of an effort to weaken the Senate majority bloc. In a statement sent to reporters, Marcos questioned the...
The Philippines is moving to establish its first systematic strategic petroleum reserve program to insulate the domestic economy from volatile global supply chains and geopolitical shocks, according to the Department of Energy (DOE). Under a newly established framework dubbed Partnership On Wide...
President Marcos and Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae have elevated the Philippines-Japan relations to a “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership,” marking what both leaders described as a major step forward in bilateral ties amid growing geopolitical and economic challenges. The announcement...
President Marcos has met with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) President Dr. Tanaka Akihiko in Tokyo to strengthen one of the Philippines’ “most important development partnerships,” with discussions centering on infrastructure modernization, healthcare, climate resilience, and...
President Marcos has called for stronger Philippines-Japan cooperation and the modernization of the countries’ economic partnership agreement as both nations marked 70 years of normalized diplomatic relations. Speaking before the National Diet as part of his State Visit in Tokyo, Marcos said the...
The political telenovela continues at the Senate with the emergence of a new crying lady, a public confession of sibling love manifested through culinary gifts, and most recently, the staging of a dramatic walkout. Yes Virginia, the Senate is currently in severe institutional turmoil. These...
Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and visiting Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. agreed Thursday that the two countries will kick off negotiations to conclude a general security of military information agreement, or GSOMIA, with the aim of strengthening...
