Taiwan said it will work with like-minded countries to address the effects of China’s Coast Guard Order No. 3 which it said increased regional tensions. Philippine authorities and Filipino fishermen in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal). (File photo) Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign...
The Philippines has officially filed for the country's entitlement to an extended continental shelf (ECS) in the West Palawan Region in the West Philippine Sea. DFA photo The Philippine Mission to the United Nations in New York submitted the information to the United Nations (UN) Commission on the...
It will be another round of stranglehold on consumers’ pockets next week, as big-time oil price hikes will reign at the domestic pumps, based on the calculation of the oil companies. As estimated by the industry players, the price of diesel products will rise significantly by P1.20 to P1.60 per...
President Marcos hopes that the Philippines and Hungary can forge new partnerships to strengthen their economic ties. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets with Hungary's Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó at the Malacañan Palace on June 13, 2024. (Photo courtesy of...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan (Facebook) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan says foreigners found to be working illegally in the Philippines should be meted with harsher penalties. For this purpose,...
The battlefield of relentless volatile oil prices will be in the favor of Filipino consumers next week, as the domestic oil companies are anticipating hefty rollback at the pumps across products. Based on the calculations of the industry players, the price of diesel will have a sharp reduction of...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) can help maximize the expected reduction on retail prices of rice by keeping the peso at "reasonable levels" against the United States (US) dollar. This was...
Motorists using gasoline products will be greeted with more favorable news at the pumps this week as the price of this commodity will be reduced by P0.90 per liter, according to the pricing advisories of the oil companies. Conversely, however, those filling up their vehicles with diesel will...
The Philippine government has raised an Alert Level 2 or Restriction Phase in the French territory of New Caledonia as it declared a state of emergency due to rioting. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) that around 200 Filipinos and individuals of Filipino descent will be affected by the...
Former Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Thursday, May 30 expressed her concern over the seeming “creeping invasion” of foreign nationals in the Philippines. Legarda made the remark when asked to weigh in on the controversy surrounding Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo whose...
It will be a new round of financial agony for consumers at the pumps this week, as the price of gasoline and products will rise by P0.40 per liter, based on the pricing advisories of oil companies. Kerosene, which is the base for aviation fuel and also an essential commodity for...
President Marcos' participation in the upcoming IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore will give the Philippines an opportunity to raise its concerns in the region amid ongoing tension in the West Philippine Sea. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza on Friday, May 24,...
