President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has departed for Japan for a five-day official visit which he labeled as "essential" for the Philippines' foreign policy agenda. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos departs for Tokyo, Japan for a five-day official visit on Feb. 8, 2023. (Noel B. Pabalate)...
​President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s working visit to Japan is expected to yield 8,000 jobs for Filipino workers, the Philippines' top diplomat there said Tuesday. Ambassador Mylene Garcia-Albano made the estimate as she said around P150 billion are expected as "substantial returns...
UNITED States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III troops the line during arrival honors at the Western Mindanao Command headquarters in Zamboanga City on Thursday, Feb. 2. (Wesmincom FB) ZAMBOANGA CITY (PNA) – The United States (US) government has reaffirmed its commitment to support its allies,...
The United States is increasing its military presence in the Philippines as its troops have been given access to four more sites in the country amid growing concerns in the South China Sea, an area the Western giant sees as crucial for its economy. This developed following the meeting of US Defense...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is not expected to raise matters on the Filipino "comfort women" during his visit to Japan, an official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday. In a pre-departure briefing ahead of the President's official working visit to the Land of the...
The Philippines and Japan are set to sign seven agreements covering different areas of cooperation during President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s official working visit to Tokyo from Feb. 8 to 12, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel...
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Manila on Tuesday night, joining other high ranking US government officials in back-to-back visits to the Philippines under the Marcos administration. Austin was the third notable US official to come to the country. He followed US Vice President Kamala...
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will arrive in Manila to meet with President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and his Filipino counterpart, Carlito Galvez Jr., to advance the Western giant's interest in the Indo-Pacific region. Speaking in a press conference on Tuesday, Philippine Ambassador to...
For the first time since his assumption, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. will meet United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III in the Philippines as the officials are expected to tackle the strengthening of the two countries’ defense and military...
Among Southeast Asian countries, the Philippines received the highest Official Development Assistance (ODA) of JPY260 billion yen, approximately P109 billion, for technical and financial cooperation in the Japanese Fiscal Year April 2021 to March 2022, the Japan International Cooperation Agency...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is expected by the French government in France within the first half of the year for a state visit, which will be the "landmark for (the promotion of) bilateral relations" between the Philippines and France. French Ambassador to the Philippines Michèle...
DILG Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. presides over a meeting with the Regional Management Coordinating Council (RMCC-6) in Iloilo City. He is joined by DILG-6 regional director Juan Jovian Ingeniero (right) and Brig. Gen. Leo Francisco, Western Visayas police chief. (DILG Region 6)...
