The trade mission that will be sent by US President Joe Biden to the Philippines will be the first in a series of major commercial events that will be undertaken by Manila and Washington this year, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday, Jan. 15. After Biden announced over the weekend...
The Philippines said it remains committed to its One-China Policy following the recently concluded elections in Taiwan. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it reaffirms the principles contained in the Joint Communique of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva called on the Departments of Migrant Workers (DMW) and Foreign Affairs (DFA) to ensure that no overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in New Zealand would be deprived of their salary and benefits on time. Villanueva made the call following reports that...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva called on the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to ensure that the displaced overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in New Zealand will get their back pay and benefits on time. This, after some 700 workers were involved...
The Philippines saw a significant 29.6 percent drop in foreign direct investment (FDI) with net inflows of $655 million in October 2023 from the $930 million net inflows registered in the same month in 2022. The October figure has brought cumulative net FDI inflows for the period...
The Philippines and Indonesia concluded their dialogue to review accomplishments on mutual collaboration and interest, with both sides anticipating even more auspicious future outcomes. Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and Indonesia Foreign Affairs Minister Retno L.P. Marsudi...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo will be having a busy schedule in the first month of the year as he is set to meet two foreign top diplomats in Manila and fly to at least three countries to raise the Philippines' position on various global issues. Manalo will sit down with Indonesian...
Advocates for the Philippine economy on Thursday, Jan. 4, called on the government to remove restrictive economic provisions on full foreign ownership in the Constitution. Foundation for Economic Freedom Inc., a group composed of former finance secretaries and businessmen, said in a statement that...
The Philippines has condemned North Korea's recent launching of ballistic missiles as it said it has threatened stability in the Indo-Pacific. In a short statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said North Korea's move on Dec. 18 "provokes tension and undermines economic progress, peace...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, December 29 defended the Marcos administration’s spending for foreign and local trips next year and urged government agencies to follow through on investment pledges that would be made during these official visits. “The President is the most potent...
The Marcos administration should devote more public resources to addressing the country’s domestic problems next year. Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III made the suggestion saying that while the increase for his local and foreign trips has increased for 2024,...
President Marcos' foreign trips have elicited a whopping P4.019 trillion or $72.178 billion in investment pledges for the country, Malacañang said Tuesday, Dec. 26. Citing data consolidated by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said the...
