Canada has formally joined the Luzon Economic Corridor (LEC) with an initial investment pledge of CA$2 million, as President Marcos on Sunday, July 5 (Manila time), declared his official visit a success that opened a "new chapter" in Philippines-Canada relations. Speaking before the Philippine...
The Philippines is seeking greater recognition of Filipino professional credentials in Canada as the two countries signed a labor and migration agreement aimed at improving opportunities and protections for Filipino workers. President Marcos raised the issue during his bilateral meeting with...
The Philippines and Canada formally elevated their bilateral relations to a strategic partnership on Friday, July 3 (Manila time), with the two countries signing a series of agreements covering energy, labor, tourism, and cultural cooperation. The announcement came after President Marcos and...
President Marcos departed for Canada on Wednesday evening, July 1, for an official visit aimed at strengthening economic and security ties between Manila and Ottawa amid growing cooperation between the two countries. Speaking before his departure, Marcos said the trip, which comes at the invitation...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora on Wednesday, July 1, began a four-day official visit to Northwestern Mindanao to strengthen cooperation among local government units, exchange governance practices, and sign sisterhood agreements. Zamora arrived in Pagadian, Zamora to sign a sisterhood agreement...
Organizers of the June 25 rally in Cotabato City, where thousands of people converged to call for government’s commitment to honor the provisions of the peace agreement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), hinted at more mobilization amid the political tensions hounding the Bangsamoro...
President Marcos will seek to advance negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) between the Philippines and Canada during his official visit to Canada next week, as Manila and Ottawa move to deepen their growing economic and security partnership. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced...
TOKYO, June 26 (Jiji Press) -- The 12 member countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership decided Friday to begin preparatory talks with the Philippines, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates, a step toward launching accession negotiations. The decision...
Apart from Japan, the Philippine government is currently in talks with Singapore and Hong Kong to update existing double taxation agreements (DTAs) in a bid to attract more foreign direct investments (FDIs). During a roundtable discussion on June 16, Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Frederick...
EVIAN, France (Jiji Press) -- Japan and Brazil agreed Tuesday to start negotiations on the conclusion of an economic partnership agreement for free trade between Japan and South American trade bloc Mercosur. The agreement was reached at a meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has strongly refuted claims made by former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio regarding the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of...
President Marcos said the Philippines is open to a possible visiting forces agreement (VFA) with Germany, but it is still a "long way off." "Well, why not? We probably, in reality, we 're still a long way off of that," Marcos said in a joint press conference with German President Frank-Walter...
