The Philippines, which suffers huge trade deficit against China, has the potential to expand exports by an additional $14.1 billion in the next few years from the current $11.55 billion level as it courts Chinese manufacturers, particularly in steel, green metals, electric vehicles, agriculture and...
The Philippine government is expecting to get some 1.5 billion renminbi (nearly 12 billion pesos) in pledges from the Chinese government for the country's infrastructure project, which will come after President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s state visit to China. Aside from the grant, the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. 's state visit to China will push through despite the growing concerns on the Covid situation in the foreign country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Thursday, Dec. 29, that the state...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is providing information to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. about the Covid-19 situation in other countries aside from the Philippines. “We apprised the President and his staff about the situation not just in the Philippines but also in...
Senator Risa Hontiveros said she expects President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to assert the Philippines’ sovereign and legal rights in the West Philippine Sea in his upcoing state visit to China in January 2023. “I expect nothing less than a firm assertion of our sovereign and legal...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. should bring up the country’s diplomatic protest against the repeated aggression of the Chinese Coast Guard in the West Philippine Sea when he visits Beijing next month. Sen. Francis Tolentino made the suggestion as he renewed his call for freedom of...
China's envoy to the Philippines is expecting that the two countries will develop trust and understanding towards each other soon after President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s meeting to his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, next year. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian said...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Last November, onboard the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship Teresa Magbanua, United States Vice President Kamala Harris reaffirmed America’s support for the Philippines in many areas of development through strengthened bilateral cooperation. On that ship in Puerto...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is looking forward to visiting Mongolia. He expressed his interest in going to the East Asian country after Mongolian Ambassador to the Philippines Enkhbayar Sosorbaram paid a courtesy call on him on Monday and extended President Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh for...
NEW ORLEANS, United States -- President Emmanuel Macron on Friday visited New Orleans, a city emblematic of historic Franco-American ties, to promote the French language and conclude his state visit to the United States. French President Emmanuel Macron watches street musicians performing in the...
WASHINGTON, United States -- US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron emerged from White House talks Thursday pledging to close ranks in helping Ukraine and pressuring Russia's Vladimir Putin to make peace. US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands...
TARLAC CITY – The Northern Luzon troops and the Jose V. Yap National High School here launched a national security awareness drive for senior high schools in Region III on Monday, Nov. 28. The project is dubbed UniVISITy which adopts ‘Peace and Development through a Culture of Peace’ as its...