The Philippines and United States militaries officially concluded the Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22) in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan with an enhanced interoperability among its units especially in the field of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) operations, the Western Command...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) play a critical role in helping the government achieve inclusive and sustained economic growth. At the meeting of the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary...
A lot of things happened to former actress Ynna Asistio these past few days. On July 31, she announced via social media her engagement to longtime boyfriend Bully Carbonell. The two were wed soon after on Aug. 8. Yesterday, Aug. 9, Ynna took to Instagram to announce that she and Bully are...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Tuesday, Aug. 9, vowed to strengthen the economic environment in the Philippines to make the country a viable and attractive investment destination for Japan. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (right) and Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko...
Troops from the United States military who are in the country for a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) preparedness mission performed first aid treatment to five Filipinos involved in a vehicular accident in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on Tuesday, August 9. (Photo courtesy of...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez backed on Monday, Aug. 8 the call of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. for local government units (LGUs) to enter into more public-private-partnerships (PPP) for infrastructure and service development projects. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (right)...
Asticom Technology Inc. and RUSH forged an agreement to digitally transform small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and transform the country’s e-commerce and loyalty industries. Asticom Technology, a shared services company, will provide people solutions that RUSH needs to accelerate business...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan With the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the largest trade agreement involving many countries since the establishment of the World Trade Organization (WTO), due to be brought up in the Senate soon, the question remains: will the agriculture sector be...
The Chinese government is expecting more partnership with the Philippines in the automotive industry as part of its efforts to work with the latter in all sorts of cooperation. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian said Monday he is “looking forward to seeing the Philippines-China...
Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera is giving the proposed Civil Partnership Act--which will benefit members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community--another shot in the 19th Congress. (Jason Leung/ Unsplash) Herrera, who won a fresh mandate during the...
LRT-1 private operator Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) teamed up with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) for disaster preparedness via resources, expertise and facilities sharing. As part of the initiative, LRT-1 employees and partners are undergoing Rapid Earthquake Damage...
Although the Philippines has long been recognized as the world’s center of marine biodiversity, policies to protect marine life in the Philippine seas from illegal fishing and other human activities are not strictly enforced. As a result, almost half of the fishery products in the country, or...
