Filipino seafarers should expect more opportunities to board Norwegian-owned and -controlled vessels as the Philippine government, through the embassy in Oslo, sought an agreement with Norway on recognition of Philippine-issued seafarers certificates. The development came as Philippine Ambassador to...
The Philippine Embassy in Oslo has pushed for the abolition of au pair, or shared responsibility, system in Norway as the government aims to advance the Filipino migrant workers’ welfare there. Philippine Ambassador to Oslo Enrico Fos recently met with International Organization for Migrants (IOM)...
OSLO, Norway - The world's biggest warship, the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, arrived in Oslo on Wednesday for a stopover criticised by neighbouring Russia as an "illogical and harmful" show of force. The 337-metre (1,106-foot)Â nuclear-powered ship with a displacement of more than 100,000...
OSLO, Norway - Norway's 86-year-old King Harald, hospitalised for a week for an infection, will resume official duties when he participates in this week's national day celebrations, the palace said on Tuesday. "His Majesty the king has been declared healthy as of May 17 and will be on the palace...
OSLO, Norway - Norway's 86-year-old King Harald V, admitted to hospital earlier this week, will be on sick leave until May 16, the eve of the country's national day, the palace announced Friday. That is several days longer than initially planned. The palace had on Monday said the popular monarch had...
The Philippines has sought maritime cooperation with Norway as the country aims to bolster its ties with Europe. Manila's intent was expressed during Philippine Ambassador to Norway Enrico Fos' recent meeting with Ine Eriksen Søreide, member of the Norwegian Parliament, at the Stortinget....
OSLO, Norway - Norway said Friday it will buy 54 new generation Leopard 2 tanks to replace older versions, adding it faced "one of the most difficult security situations since World War II." Planned for several years, the order will enable Oslo to renew its fleet of 36 ageing Leopard 2A4 tanks,...
Philippine embassy in Oslo brings early Christmas cheer to elderly ANG PASKO AY SUMAPIT The choral training participants perform a beloved Christmas carol for the senior citizens The Philippine embassy in Oslo brought the trademark early Filipino Christmas cheer to senior citizens with a...
Two bronze medals were brought home by two students who represented the country in a recently-concluded international mathematics tilt in Oslo, Norway, the Department of Science and Technology - Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) said on Monday, July 25. (Photo courtesy of DOST-SEI) Aside from...
OSLO, Norway -- Two people were killed and at least 21 others wounded in shootings near bars in central Oslo early Saturday that police were treating as a "terrorist attack". Floral tributes and a rainbow flag are placed near the crime scene on June 25, 2022, in the aftermath of a shooting outside...
Bureaucratic and legislative kinks must be ironed out first before the incoming Marcos administration can allow the 100 percent foreign ownership of power generation ventures in the country. President-elect Bongbong Marcos (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) President-elect Bongbong Marcos's...
The Global Fiipino_mural by Filipino Artist Emmanuel "Manny" Garibay “Malayong lupain, amin mang marating, di rin magbabago ang damdamin." Borrowing from the hymn of the University of the Philippines, the various celebrations commemorating the 124th anniversary of the declaration of Philippine...
