DAVAO CITY – The Mindanao Development Authority is accelerating transport, digital, and infrastructure linkages across the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area, positioning connectivity as the key driver of Mindanao’s next phase of inclusive growth. MinDA...
The Philippines will receive a $400-million, or about ₱23.4-billion, loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to restore marine ecosystems and strengthen its blue economy, as part of the lender’s $24-billion support package for Southeast Asia through 2028. ADB President Masato Kanda announced...
President Marcos has stressed the need for greater synergy, innovation, and political will within the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) as the subregional grouping enters the next phase of its shared development agenda. “The path ahead calls for...
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY – While the midday sun was hot and shining brightly, it’s been raining gold for the Philippines Team A after asserting its dominance over local and foreign rivals with a huge haul of 31 gold, 39 silver and 32 bronze medals to claim the overall title in the 11th BIMP-EAGA...
President Marcos has granted travel tax exemption to all travelers departing from all international airports and seaports in Mindanao and Palawan to any destination in the BIMP-EAGA (Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines-East ASEAN Growth Area). File photos Memorandum Order (MO) No. 29,...
Aspiring stars in the region will share the stage in the 2024 Brunei Darussalam–Indonesia–Malaysia–Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Friendship Games set in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan from Dec. 1 to 5. (From left) PSA president Nelson Beltran, PSC chairman Richard...
Once the Philippines concretizes its gigawatt-scale offshore wind farm installations, the Department of Energy (DOE) casts the country’s grand ambition of exporting renewable energy (RE) capacity to Singapore and other neighbors in the Southeast Asian region. According to Energy Secretary Raphael...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. vowed to continue building vital infrastructure projects to help the country prosper and give the people an "invigorating" life. *President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (PTV/RTVM screenshot)* Marcos said this as he led the inauguration on Friday of...
Trade and Industry Secretary Fred Pascual said the Philippines supports the resumption of air, land, and sea connectivity in the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) as the sub-regional grouping implements its $24.3 billion worth of connectivity...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Thursday, May 11, called on the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines-East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) to enhance their partnership because the development of the region would positively impact the future. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr....
#MINDANAO John Tria Twenty-seven years ago, during the administration of President Fidel V. Ramos, the concept of the Brunei Indonesia Malaysia Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) economic group was born. Its intention was to spur economic exchange between the proximate regions of these...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has reaffirmed its support for a rapid economic recovery, infrastructure development, and regional cooperation. At the 14th Brunei Darussalam–Indonesia–Malaysia–Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP–EAGA) Leaders’ Summit on Thursday, Oct. 28, Masatsugu...
