The government is planning to update nuclear agreements with at least five countries in accordance with the nuclear renaissance pathway, as fleshed out in the newly crafted 2024-2050 Philippine Nuclear Energy Program. The updating of multilateral and bilateral nuclear covenants, according to...
The US government is amenable to firming up an agreement on taking back ‘spent fuel’ that had already been irradiated once fissioned or burnt in reactor for nuclear technologies that American suppliers will be deploying to the Philippines. In a roundtable discussion with the Philippine media,...
The Philippines is eyeing robust jumpstart on knowledge transfer as well as training on gaining and ramping up technical expertise on nuclear development and operations following the effectivity of the 123 Agreement with the United States. This has been indicated to the media by Energy Secretary...
The United States may now be able to deploy advanced nuclear technologies to the Philippines as Washington announced Tuesday, July 9, the coming into force of its 123 Agreement or the civil nuclear pact with Manila. The US State Department said that the US-Philippines Agreement for Cooperation in...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is spearheading the Philippine government’s efforts on negotiating the administrative agreement (AA) that will be signed with the US government to underpin the “123 Agreement’ that was cemented last year for the targeted deployment of nuclear technologies in the...
China is seeing nothing wrong with the signing of a nuclear cooperation agreement between the Philippines and the US, which is considered as a landmark move to address Manila's climate goals and critical energy security needs. Mao Ning, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said Beijing is not...
Major hurdles on technology access as well as prospective investment partnerships between Filipino and American nuclear firms will now be eased following the signing of the historic 123 Agreement on nuclear power cooperation between the Philippines and United States governments. The nuclear deal...
The Philippines and United States signed a civil nuclear cooperation deal dubbed as the "123 Agreement." (RTVM Screenshot) President Marcos witnessed the signing of the agreement on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in San Francisco, California on Friday, Nov. 17...
The much-awaited and historic ‘123 Agreement’ on nuclear power cooperation was finally signed between Philippine Energy Secretary Raphael P. M. Lotilla and United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, the Department of Energy (DOE) has announced. The Governments of the Philippines and the...
MANILA/SAN FRANCISCO – The government of the United States is optimistic on the signing of a historic ‘123 Agreement’ on nuclear power with the Philippine government that could help Filipino investors gain access not just to cutting-edge nuclear power technologies – including those of the...
LONDON, England – The Philippine government is now advancing into the final stretch of negotiations for the terms and conditions of the ‘123 Agreement’ that will be signed with the United States for nuclear cooperation, according to Energy Undersecretary Sharon S. Garin. In an interview on...
The United States and the Philippines will launch an agreement that will eventually serve as a legal basis for US' exports of nuclear equipment and material to the country. This is just one of the initiatives that US Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to launch during her trip to the country,...
