Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin "Benhur" Abalos Jr. encouraged local chief executives (LCEs) to actively support the younger population's role in addressing pressing climate issues ahead of the celebration of the National Day for Youth Climate Action and...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will not have the chance to meet his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, and take up with him the South China Sea issue at the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summits here. Marcos, who said he would mention...
A resilient, peaceful, and progressive regional community. Vietnam National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (right) gives House Speaker Martin Romualdez a token of appreciation during a break in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) meeting at the...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—The governments of the Philippines and Vietnam have agreed to bolster ties on defense and maritime security, among other areas of cooperation, as various state leaders warned of a volatile condition in the Indo-Pacific region. Such an agreement came as President Ferdinand...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez joined President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. and other Philippine officials and businessmen during a roundtable meeting with Cambodia business leaders on Thursday, Nov. 10 President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., Speaker Martin Romualdez, and other members of the...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—Just like his usual pitch during meetings with foreign businessmen, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday encouraged local business leaders here to come to the Philippines to invest as he gave assurance that the government would help them by exploiting the domestic...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—The Philippine economy is going in the right direction, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday told business executives here. At the sidelines of the 40th and 41st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summits, Marcos met with Cambodian chief executive...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is off to meet Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron at the sidelines of the 40th and 41st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summits here. Marcos made the announcement on Wednesday night aboard...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is excited to try the street foods here. "I'm sure I'll try everything that I can kasi nga first time ko (It's my first time). I’ve never been to Phnom Penh. So yeah, I’m looking forward to that," he told reporters Wednesday night onboard...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has promised to bring up issues on the West Philippine Sea and the South China Sea with Chinese President Xi Jinping if he meets him here. Ahead of his participation at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summits on Wednesday...
A global partner. That is the picture President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. wants to paint for the Philippines during the 40th and 41st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summits and Relation Summits in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, this week. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM...
Independent power producers (IPPs) in the country are asking for a permanent zero tariff on all types of coal imports from non-ASEAN countries to diversify sources of coal outside of Indonesia and ensure energy security in the country. In a presentation during the public hearing conducted by the...