Adamson athlete Mark Dave Nicolas, one of the country’s rising stars in track and field, passed away Wednesday, April 29. He was 18. The cause of his death is yet to be disclosed. “The UAAP family is deeply saddened by the passing of Mark Dave Nicolas of the Adamson Boys’ Athletics Team. We...
The Philippine Para Athletes team got its well-deserved cash incentives following its massive medal haul at 13th ASEAN Para Games in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand last January. In an awarding ceremony held at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila on Tuesday, April 28, the 211-strong Filipino para...
House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III is challenging young legislators in Southeast Asia to lead efforts to place inclusive development at the center of the Association of Southeast Asian Nation 's (ASEAN) agenda. At the third consultative meeting of the Young Parliamentarians of AIPA...
House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III will lead on Tuesday, April 28 the opening of the 3rd Consultative Meeting of the Young Parliamentarians of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (YPA), where discussions on artificial intelligence (AI) and mental health governance will take centerstage....
The Philippines faces a surge in demand for cooling systems as temperatures climb, yet persistent policy gaps and a heavy reliance on coal threaten to undermine the nation’s energy security and climate targets, according to the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE). The country’s power grid, already...
The Philippines is following through with its push for more a adaptive, responsive, and cost-efficient regional engagement under the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) by hosting a fully virtual gathering for Southeast Asia’s women lawmakers on Monday, April 27. The event—the 5th Meeting...
Malacañang said preparations for the Philippines’ hosting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Leaders’ Summit are on track, with all systems in place ahead of the regional gathering from May 7 to 8. In a press briefing, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary...
BEIJING, China — China is projected to surpass the United States (US) as the world’s largest economy as early as 2030, insulated from Middle East volatility and American protectionism by long-term strategic planning, according to a leading foreign policy expert. Qu Bo, dean of the School of...
President Marcos has called for a unified regional response to the ongoing energy crisis, warning that no country in Asia can withstand global supply shocks alone. Speaking at the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) Plus Online Summit, Marcos said the current crisis has exposed shared...
Finance Secretary Frederick D. Go has called for stronger ties between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) to expand financing access for small businesses across the region. “Given the EU’s expertise in digital and sustainable finance, Go called for...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday, April 14, noted a decline in repatriation requests from non-overseas Filipino workers (non-OFWs) following the recent ceasefire between the United States and Iran, signaling a temporary easing of tensions in the Middle East. In its latest update,...
Delays in implementing major tax measures have proven to be a friction in the Philippines’ target of raising higher revenues in recent years, a fiscal condition further worsened by the persistent increase in national government (NG) debt. According to Singapore-based ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic...
