President Marcos has denied former Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) chairman Silvestre Bello III’s allegation that he was removed from his post after refusing a supposed P1-billion offer to run for Congress in Davao, calling the claim “a lie.” In a press briefing, Presidential...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) aims to enhance the submission of sustainability reports by publicly listed companies (PLCs) through a partnership with climate data and analytics software company, Komunidad Global Services & Operations Philippines Inc. The SEC, through the...
Land travel to the Queen Province of the North, Isabela, may take a whole day or more, but it is always worth it. With a vast 33,500 hectares of production areas for corn (which had already been harvested when the Manila media arrived), the city's various development and infrastructure projects...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has received its sixth and seventh Global Good Governance (3G) Awards from Cambridge International Finance Advisory. The Commission received the 3G Best Corporate Governance Policy & Disclosure Award and the 3G Transparency Award 2024 during the 9th...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the University of the Philippines (UP) Law Center have joined hands to generate more research projects to help foster capital market development in the country. SEC Commissioner Karlo S. Bello and UP College of Law Associate Dean Solomon F. Lumba...
Four overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who got injured when a powerful earthquake struck Taiwan received Taiwanese $10,000 as cash assistance, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) disclosed on Friday, April 5. One of the recipients of the financial aid was OFW Christine Gumahin, who fell...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a new platform for small businesses and startups to explore and learn more about their financing options in the capital market. At the same time, the SEC has capped its nationwide roadshow pitching the capital market as an accessible funding...
The Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) has asked local authorities to blacklist a Manila-based recruitment agency for allegedly demanding a huge sum of money for young students bound for Taipei under the Taiwan government’s scholarship program. MECO chairman Silvestre H. Bello III said he...
Around 124,000 Filipinos working in factories in Taiwan will benefit from the increase of monthly salaries for all workers imposed by the Taiwanese government. Silvestre Bello III, chairman of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office in Taiwan, said the Taiwanese government approved a 4.05 percent...
Filipinos in need of jobs are encouraged to seek opportunities in Taiwan as the island will be needing about 800,000 workers by the end of year. Silvestre Bello III, chairman of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) in Taiwan, on Wednesday, Sep. 13, encouraged Filipino workers,...
Taiwan's Minghsin University of Science and Technology, as part of the government's work-study program, is on track to train more than 200 Filipino engineers in the coming years, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) said in a statement. MECO Chair Silvestre Bello III with officials of the...
Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) Chairman and Resident Representative Silvestre Bello III assured that the situation in Taiwan is normal and allayed fears about the safety of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) there amid tensions with neighboring China. (Photo from the Presidential...
