The Philippines will benefit from $9 billion in initiatives that would be launched by Washington in response to China's continued aggression and in deterrence to Indo-Pacific threats, a US senator visiting Manila disclosed on Thursday, August 3. Speaking before select Philippine reporters in Makati...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Qatar's sovereign wealth fund is seeking to acquire a stake in the group that owns the NBA's Washington Wizards, an NBA spokesman confirmed on Thursday, June 22. *NBA commissioner Adam Silver. (AFP)* The proposed deal would see the Qatar Investment Authority buy a minority stake...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. believes that the Philippines and the United States should bolster their already strong, long-standing ties to bring peace and prosperity to both countries. *President Marcos caps his four-day official visit to the US with a post-visit report before he goes...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. reported that he had secured $1.3 billion in investment pledges that could create almost 7,000 new jobs for Filipinos in the Philippines as he concluded his four-day official visit to Washington, DC, on Friday morning, May 5 (Manila time). *President Marcos...
From left to right: House Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr., House Speaker Martin Romualdez, and Navotas City lone district Rep. Tobias “Toby” Tiangco. (Speaker's office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez craved for Filipino food during his extended stay...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. had a spirited meet-and-greet event with Filipinos here on Monday afternoon in which the attendees virtually mobbed him in their excitement to exchange plesantries with him. As he stepped outside, however, the chilly weather was...
WASHINGTON DC, USA—President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has arrived here for his five-day official working visit— his second time in the United States since assuming the presidency. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos (Photo courtesy of KJ...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. described his five-day working visit to Washington DC, USA, as crucial as this allows him to further reinforce the Philippines' already strong bonds with the United States. *PBBM IN WASHINGTON — President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. and First Lady...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will travel again to the United States by the end of April for a second bilateral talk with US President Joe Biden, the US Embassy in Manila and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Friday. Marcos will be in Washington, D.C. from April 30 to...
Philippine House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and United States (US) House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has capped what had been a very hectic schedule in Washington DC in the United States (US) with a historic meeting with his American counterpart,...
United States (US) House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (leftmost) hands over a memento to Philippine House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Wednesday morning, April 19 (Philippine time). They held a meeting at the US Capitol in Washington DC (Speaker’s office) Fruitful, engaging, emboldening. These...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez attended on Saturday, April 15 (Philippine time) the lecture on Digital Public Infrastructure at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington D.C. in the United States (US). The lecture is part of...