"We cannot afford conflicts between neighbors." President Duterte and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga This was what President Duterte told Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga as they discussed maritime security and safety in the Asia-Pacific region during their phone conversation on...
President Duterte and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga renewed the strong strategic ties between the Philippines and Japan amid the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. President Duterte and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga In a statement, Malacañang said Duterte and Suga...
Twenty-seven farmer groups from Western Visayas have vowed to provide a steady supply of food products in order to sustain a program that's designed to benefit pregnant women and malnourished children. (Keith Bacongco / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The agrarian reform beneficiaries’...
The Philippines and the European Union (EU) had just concluded the first meeting of the Sub-Committee on Development Cooperation under the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) eyeing to prioritize support for the country’s recovery from the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) crisis. “It...
Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) teamed up with telco operator StarHub to launch 5G roaming in Singapore, its tenth partner-country for the service. Earlier, the telco activated its 5G roaming in Japan, with NTT Docomo; in Australia, with Vodafone; in China, with China Mobile; in Bahrain, Kuwait,...
'Alon!' Director and Benildean educator Gabby Fernandez with Benilde Center for Partnership Advancement Director and Former Benilde Vice President for Advancement Robin Serrano at the 2020 London International Film Festival. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) has recently...
Nothing is going to stop Rags2Riches (R2R) from fulfilling its partnership with IKEA Philippines as its sewing service partner. Despite the ongoing crisis, they are able to train an estimate of 20 artisans. President and founding partner of R2R Reese Fernandez-Ruiz reminisces in her recent...
The Philippine public-private partnership (PPP) program remains bullish, expanding its pipeline with 14 new projects in 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, PPP projects total 233 with 176 under implementation, amounting to P1.289 trillion and 57 projects in the pipeline, amounting to...
The Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) partnered with outsourced payment collection pioneer, Bayad Center, to enable passengers to pay over 300 types of bills as they travel through the LRT-1 network. The partnership makes bills payment easier and more accessible so LRT-1 commuters can pay their...
More than eight of 10 Filipinos believe the national government should team up with private enterprises or public private partnership (PPP) for economic recovery, according to a survey conducted by Pulse Asia Research Inc. "A huge majority of Filipinos (85%) are of the view that the country’s...
In a move to expand the market of the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost), the state now allows local government units (LGUs) to operate and maintain their own postal stations. Under the arrangement, PHLPost will supervise the operation of the facilities, in partnership with the LGUs. PHLPost...
