Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, January 8 expressed doubts that China would be willing to accommodate the Philippines’ demands with regards to the proposed joint oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea even under President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s administration. Sen....
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...
KPP Powers Commodities (KPP Powers), a Filipino firm engaged in the marketing of veterinary and pharmaceutical products, has acquired the exclusive distributorship of African Swine Fever (ASF) vaccines from Vietnam manufacturer AVAC Vietnam Joint Stock Company (AVAC). The partnership marked an...
Foreign business groups in the country are keenly watching the proposed creation of a Maharlika Wealth Fund, a Philippine sovereign wealth fund, being pushed in the Lower House. “We are following it with great interest,” said Lars Wittig, president of the European Chamber of Commerce of the...
Six New People’s Army rebels were killed in a series of encounters in Barangay Chua, Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat on Thursday, Nov. 24, the military said. TROOPS recovered guns and other items left behind following an encounter with the New People's Army in Sultan Kudarat on Thursday, Nov. 24....
The Philippines joined other ASEAN member states and the United Kingdom in endorsing the work plan for the implementation of the ASEAN-UK Joint Ministerial Declaration on Future Economic Cooperation during the 2nd ASEAN Economic Ministers-UK Consultations held at the sidelines of the 40th and 41st...
The Philippines and South Korea have agreed to further strengthen supply chain cooperation, according to Trade and Industry Undersecretary and Board of Investments (BOI) Managing Head Ceferino Rodolfo. The two parties affirmed to prioritize supply chain and energy cooperation to further expand...
The House joint panel tackling the unauthorized importation of sugar is set to resume its briefing on the matter Monday, Aug. 22, despite the resignation of three Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) executives. READ:...
Businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan (MVP) revealed on Thursday that the joint venture between ABS-CBN and TV5 is near completion. Speaking at sidelines of the PLDT financial briefing, he said, “We have been having discussions with them for over a year. But it is fair to characterize it as we’re in...
The Philippine government, which is recently hounded by concerns on killings and abuses, has reaffirmed its commitment before the United Nations (UN) to implement mechanisms strengthening human rights​ in the country. During a diplomatic briefing in Geneva on Monday, two envoys vowed to...
ACT-Teachers Rep. France Castro of the militant Makabayan bloc has filed a total of 39 House bills (HB) and one House Joint Resolution (HJR) since June 30. Rep. France Castro (Photo from congress.gov.ph) Castro kicked off the 19th Congress with a slew of measures that included an attempt to revive...
“Money Heist: Korea-Joint Economic Area” debuted at No. 1 on Netflix’s weekly Global Top 10 chart. The Korean remake of “La Casa De Papel,” which premiered on June 24, took the No. 1 spot on Netflix’s global top 10 for non-English shows for June 20 to 26 with 33.74 million hours viewed....
