The Ayungin Shoal Incident will serve as the backdrop for the Philippines's participation in the ASEAN-China Special Summit on Nov. 22. This, after Malacañang confirmed in a statement on Saturday night, Nov. 20, President Duterte's participation in the event, which would commemorate the 30th...
To further underscore the importance of rights-based education especially at a time of a pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) will hold the Third National Summit on the Rights of the Child in Education next week. (Photo from DepEd) The DepEd Central Office, through the newly created Child...
EDITORIAL Responsibility and respect were the watchwords in the virtual summit held earlier this week between the leaders of the world’s rival superpowers: US President Joseph Biden and China’s leader Xi Jinping. China had just elevated President Xi to the same preeminent status as erstwhile...
A virtual meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden kicked off on Tuesday morning (Beijing Time). (Xinhua) BEIJING, China -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for developing a sound and steady China-U.S. relationship during a virtual meeting with US...
JG Summit Holdings, Inc., one of the country’s largest and most diversified conglomerates, core net income declined 21 percent to P948 million in the first nine months of 2021 from the P1.2 billion earned in the same period last year weighed down by its airline business unit. In a disclosure to...
House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda has called on world leaders attending the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to help secure the lives and livelihoods of Filipinos affected by the global climate crisis. "It’s COP season again....
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong; International Monetary Fund (FMI) Managing director Kristalina Georgieva; Director General, World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez; Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi; Australian Prime Minister...
Participants attending the Group of Twenty (G20) Leaders' Summit pose for a group photo in Rome, Italy, Oct. 30, 2021. (Xinhua) ROME, Italy -- The G20 Summit in Rome ended on Sunday with the adoption of a declaration reaffirming the crucial role of multilateralism and international cooperation in...
President Duterte expressed concern Wednesday, Oct. 27 over what he described as the "brewing rivalry" among the world's big powers, saying it threatens peace and stability among nations. (Photos from Unsplash) "Peace and stability are preconditions for growth and prosperity. For decades following...
President Duterte emphasized on Wednesday, Oct. 27, the importance of achieving full socio-economic recovery in the Southeast Asian region from the devastating coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis "the soonest possible time." President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made the remarks...
The Australia, United Kingdom, and United States (AUKUS) trilateral security partnership must be favorable to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), of which the Philippines is a founding member. (Photos from Unsplash/ Malacañang) This was the gist of President Duterte's message on...
President Duterte has appealed for "climate justice" for the Philippines during the 16th East Asia Summit (EAS), which was attended by United States (US) President Joe Biden and Japan Prime Minister Kishida Fumio. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) "Competition for domination is a futile...
