The Philippines and the European Union (EU) are expected to soon start the "scoping process" of the extent of their free trade agreement (FTA) as the two sides agreed on Monday to resume negotiations on the said deal. According to EU, Manila and the 27-member regional bloc "will shortly kick off"...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (Facebook) Presidential son, Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos has moved to hasten the process in the purchase of life-saving medicines and medical equipment under the existing Government Procurement Reform Act. Rep. Marcos did so by filing...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has encouraged the public to watch the 2023 Palarong Pambansa to witness the future Filipino athletes who will be bringing honor to the country. (Noel B. Pabalate) As he graced the opening of the annual sporting event on Monday, July 31, Marcos invited the...
The Marcos administration can approach former president Rodrigo Duterte as a backchannel negotiator for the Philippines to resolve the heightening tensions in the West Philippines Sea. Former president Rodrigo Duterte (MB file photo) Sen. Alan...
"You are already winners." President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. graces the opening of the 2023 Palarong Pambansa in Marikina City on July 31, 2023. (Noel B. Pabalate) This was what President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. told the student athletes competing in the 2023 Palarong Pambansa as he...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is confident that the historic visit of European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen to the Philippines would positively impact the country's economy. *PH-EU TIES — President Marcos and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen...
The European Union (EU) is planning to bring solutions to the Philippines’ perennial problem of slow and unreliable internet connection by launching a “digital economy package” to bring “fast and reliable connectivity.” (From left) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and...
Underscoring the need for a free and open Indo-Pacific region, the president of the European Commission (EC) expressed the European Union’s (EU) intention to step up its maritime cooperation with the Philippines amid security threats in the South China Sea. (From left) European Commission...
The Philippines and the European Union (EU) have signed a bilateral agreement on the Joint Declaration of the Green Economy Program, which aims to support the Philippines in its path to a "sustainable future." *GREEN ECONOMY — President Marcos and European Commission (EC) President Ursula von...
The Philippines and the European Union (EU) will resume talks on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA)—a deal seen to bolster economic ties between the two sides—as EU chief Ursula von der Leyen made an historic visit to the country to "accelerate" areas of cooperation between Manila and the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said his bilateral meeting with European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen was successful and productive and hoped that this would be the start of a deeper relationship between the Philippines and the European Union (EU). *PH-EU TIES —...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (Facebook) Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos expressed his gratitude on Sunday, July 30 to all those who have sent assistance to his district following Super Typhoon Egay's recent onslaught up north. Perhaps more importantly, the presidential...