Air Canada, the country’s largest airline and flag carrier, has inaugurated its newest international route linking Vancouver and Manila. Its maiden flight (AC017) departed from Vancouver International Airport on April 2 and arrived at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Manila. According...
Amid the threats of foreign interference and the spread of disinformation that undermine electoral processes ahead of the May 2025 midterm polls, the Philippines partnered with Canada and other like-minded nations to build cyber-resilient systems and safeguard democracy. (From left) Malaysian...
(File photo) Two weeks after winding up talks for a visiting forces agreement with New Zealand, the Philippines is again a step closer to signing a similar treaty with Canada, the Department of National Defense (DND) announced Friday, March 7. Negotiating panels from both countries concluded the...
The Board of Investments (BOI) is looking to strengthen the Philippines’ trade relations with Canada, particularly in the critical minerals sector, as both nations explore the prospect of a potential free trade agreement (FTA). In a statement on Friday, March 7, the BOI said it engaged...
Philippine Navy (PN) delegates led by Rear Admiral Joe Anthony Orbe (fourth from left), commander of Philippine Fleet, meet with delegates from the Royal Brunei Navy led by Captain Sahibul Bahari Bin Zainal Abidin (third from right), Chief of the Royal Brunei Navy, on the sidelines of the...
A P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft flies over the BRP Jose Rizal (FF150), USS Benfold (DDG65), HMAS Hobart (DDG39), and JS Akizuki (DD115) during the sixth multilateral maritime cooperative activity (MMCA) held in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on February 5, 2025. (Photo: Royal Australian...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, February 12 welcomed the key defense agreement now being formed between the Philippines and Canada. Gatchalian made the remark after the Canadian Embassy in Manila confirmed that both governments are now in the final stages of negotiations for the...
The Philippines and Canada are in the final stages of negotiations for the Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SoVFA), a pact that will allow them to send troops to each other’s soil, the Canadian Embassy in Manila said. Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines David Hartman (Photo from...
(L-R) Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator Usec. Ariel Nepomuceno and Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines David Hartman (Photo: OCD) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Wednesday, Feb. 5, that its personnel conducted a five-day training exchange with counterparts from Canada to enhance...
FILE - Wind turbines at the Buckeye Wind Energy are diffused by heat vapors as they are silhouetted against the rising sun, Sept. 30, 2024, near Hays, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) A report out Thursday said a record 47 percent of the European Union's electricity came from renewable sources...
Sun Life Investment Management and Trust Corp. (SLIMTC) encourages Filipinos to invest globally to diversify their portfolios and potentially enhance their returns. In a statement, Mikko Vergara, SLIMTC's head of equities and global funds, highlighted the growing importance of global investing in...
(Courtesy of DND) The Philippines and Canada will establish a security roadmap that will enhance their combined deterrence capabilities against common threats. This, as the Department of National Defense (DND) hosted the inaugural Defense Cooperation Working Group (DCWG) Meeting in Manila on...
