The Marcos administration has launched a three-tranche US dollar-denominated bond offering, marking its second foray into the international debt markets this year. According to a report from Moody's Ratings, the bonds will mature in 2030, 2035, and 2049. Notably, a portion of the 25-year debt is...
Allowing the temporary entry of refugees is something that the Philippines has done even during the Second World War, Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said on Wednesday, Aug. 21. This is in reaction to the Philippine and the United States government's agreement to allow the entry of a...
Senators have differing opinions on allowing the entry of a limited number of Afghan nationals into the Philippines to process their United States visas. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the Philippine and the US governments agreed on allowing Afghan nationals to transit to the...
The camp of dismissed mayor Alice Leal Guo or Guo Hua Ping should show actual proof she has not left the Philippines, two senators said on Tuesday, August 20. Senate deputy minority leader Risa Hontiveros said the Senate is simply doing its lawful job when it issued the arrest order...
China should be the one to leave Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino said on Monday, Aug. 19. Senator Francis Tolentino (file photo) This was after China's Foreign Ministry claimed in a statement that the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)...
Foreign ambassadors in Manila took to social media to celebrate the success of Filipino Olympians’ who arrived back in Manila last Tuesday, Aug. 13. The first family with Filipino Olympians at the Malacañang Palace on Aug. 13, 2024. (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office)...
West Philippine Sea (Wikipedia) House Assistant Minority Leader 1-Rider Party-list says he fully supports the DFA’s actions in filing a diplomatic protest against China after its air force performed dangerous actions over Scarborough Shoal in the...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that approved foreign investments tripled in the second quarter, reflecting strong investor confidence in the country's economic prospects. From April to June 2024, the total approved foreign investments soared 189.5 billion, a substantial increase...
(Google Maps) The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) told a House of Representatives panel on Tuesday, Aug. 13, that the Philippines’ sovereign claim over Sabah was still being maintained. “Yes, our claim still stands,” DFA Secretary Enrique...
​The Philippine government will protest China's recent air harassment against the Philippine Air Force (PAF) over Scarborough Shoal. "I was informed a diplomatic protest will be sent within the day," Ma. Teresita Daza, spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), said Monday,...
Consumers will have a few more pesos to spend on their other basic needs this week, as fuel prices will be on significant rollback to the tune of P2.45 per liter for gasoline; and P1.90 per liter for diesel products. Kerosene, which is the other commodity in the triumvirate of weekly price...
Senator Robinhood Padilla has urged concerned government agencies to dislclose its preparations for the possible effects of the tension in the Middle East, including Israel, Lebanon, and Iran. Senator Robinhood Padilla (Senate PRIB photo/MB) In his manifestation before the Senate, Padilla voiced...
