The Philippines has gained a massive $22-billion investment pledges from the state visit of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. in China. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) "The pledges amount to 22 billion dollars of...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. arrived in Manila late Thursday afternoon following a "fruitful and cordial" meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and his officials that gave him the opportunity to secure billions of investment pledges, tackle concerns on the South China Sea and...
BEIJING, China—President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is hoping that the harassment and tension in the West Philippine Sea will be lessened following his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Marcos revealed during an interview with the...
Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN The swab samples of eight Filipino travelers from China who tested positive for Covid-19 will be subjected to whole genome sequencing in order to check what variant of Covid-19 virus they have contracted. "All of the samples were already sent for sequencing...
HONG KONG, China -- Tens of thousands of people will be able to travel daily between Hong Kong and China from Sunday in a major easing of pandemic rules that kept the border mostly sealed for almost three years. Both Hong Kong and China stuck to zero-Covid policies in which strict travel curbs and...
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Thai authorities said Thursday that travellers from China could enter the kingdom without pre-departure coronavirus tests, hoping their return would be a shot in the arm for the country's tourism sector recovery. China has experienced a surge in infections and its hospitals and...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Thursday, January 5 said dialogue and friendly relations with any country are always welcome news. Legarda issued the statement after Chinese President Xi Jinping told President Marcos that China is ready to resume oil and gas exploration talks with the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has secured 22.8 billion US dollars in investment pledges from Chinese investors during his two-day state visit to China. A big chunk of the deal will be coming from the renewable energy sector, which will amount to 13.76 billion US dollars. It is followed...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to ensure peace and stability in the South China Sea and pushed for the early conclusion of the Code of Conduct (COC). This came as the two leaders met on Wednesday, Jan. 4, at the Great Hall of the People in...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III said he would demand from both the Philippines and China to be 100 percent transparent if and when negotiations for joint oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) start. "The purpose of transparency is for us to know if the agreement is...
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos has taken a museum trip with Chinese President Xi Jinping's wife, Peng Liyuan, to learn about China's culture as she accompanied President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. in a state visit. According to Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian, Araneta-Marcos...
The legislative bodies of the Philippines and China are bound to have more engagements following President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s meeting with National People’s Congress (NPC) Chairman Li Zhanshu in China on Wednesday, Jan. 4. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (rightmost) chats with...
