President Duterte and American President Joe Biden may meet for the first time during the upcoming Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Brunei this October, Malacañang said. President Duterte and US President Joe Biden Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement...
The United States has reaffirmed its “deep commitment” to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) of which the Philippines is a key member, and vowed to challenge China on issues such as human rights and the South China Sea, and promote a free and open Indo-Pacific region. US Deputy...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) commended on Wednesday, June 2, the House of Representatives for the passing in the third and final reading some key amendments on the economic provision of the 1987 Constitution. “We congratulate Speaker (Lord Allan) Velasco for proving...
There is no word yet as to when United States President Joe Biden and Philippine President Duterte will have their first conversation even while the US and the Philippines are currently celebrating the 75 th year of the establishment of diplomatic relations. President Rodrigo Duterte (May 26, 2021...
Japanese investors in the Philippines have warned that the strong appreciation of the peso against the US dollar could be negating the gains in the country’s cost competitiveness in the manufacturing sector. Tomohiro Ando, Investment and Economic Partnership Agreement advisor of the Japan...
Domestic car production staged a dramatic 88.4 percent turnaround in March this year, the first time since the pandemic, with local manufacturers ramping up factory output. Data from the ASEAN Automotive Federation (AAF) showed that Philippines car assemblers produced a total of 8,298 units in...
The Philippines has called for a "united front" to address challenges to the peace and stability in the region amid its protest against the continued stay of Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea. TIGHT WATCH – Crew members of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel BRP Cabra monitor the...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. is asking the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the possibility of using the ASEAN Response Fund to help the Palestinians address the reported spread of coronavirus cases in Gaza. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (Malacañang)...
GUANGZHOU -- The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area launched its first freight-train route to ASEAN countries on Tuesday. Photo provided by Sinotrans Ltd. shows a freight train departing from Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, which is bound for Hanoi, the Vietnamese...
Top officials of the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 explored areas of cooperation with representatives of 21 business firms in the United States on Wednesday, May 26, to help the country improve its pandemic response and jumpstart the nation's economic recovery. In a statement, the NTF...
Richard Gomez Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez said that the sports facilities in their area are available for national athletes with disabilities as they prepare for the ASEAN Para Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. Gomez, a former national athlete, said that the Philippine fencing team will have their bubble...
President Duterte and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday held a telephone summit to discuss among others the impending release of the JY20 billion (roughly P9 billion) Post-Disaster Standby Loan to the Philippines, the status of the subway and railway projects in Metro Manila and...
