A $25 entry tax on foreign visitors to the Philippines that would be set aside and used to improve tourist welfare services. Boracay, arguably the crown jewel of Philippine tourism. (RJ Baculo/ Unsplash) That, in a nutshell, is the proposal of Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte, as...
A total of 573 examinees took the Career Service Examination for Foreign Service Officer (CSC-FSO), the Civil Service Commission (CSC) said on Tuesday, Feb. 7. MB file photo (Photo courtesy of CSC) According to CSC, this number represents 89.39 percent of the total registered examinees (641) from...
"More frequent to regular presence" of large-scale foreign fishing fleets, particularly from China, is expected in our territorial waters should constitutional reform or Charter Change (Cha-Cha) push through, a fishers' group warned on Monday, Feb. 6. Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)...
The Value-Added Tax (VAT) Refund Program for foreign tourists, which was recently approved by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., is a welcome development. The program, which is set for implementation in 2024, is among the proposals the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) presented to Marcos to...
The public can expect several deals to be signed between Filipino and Japanese businessmen as President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. ensures to court more foreign investors for the country, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate)...
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...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is exerting its efforts to repatriate all Filipinos who crossed borders into various Southeast Asian nations to work as crypto scammers, including the 25-year-old Filipina who posed as a tourist going to Thailand. Ma. Teresita Daza, DFA spokesperson, said...
More than 600 individuals will be taking the Career Service Examination for Foreign Service Officer (CSE-FSO), the Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced on Friday, Jan. 27. (Photo courtesy of CSC) In a statement, the agency stated that a total of 643 individuals will take the Career Service...
The public must be "objective" in looking at President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s foreign trips as most of his trips "are really important," Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel "Babe" Romualdez said Thursday. In fact, there were also other Philippine presidents who used to travel a...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, January 24 expressed hope that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. would find more time to priotize addressing the country’s domestic issues this year, 2023. Hontiveros made the suggestion as she weighs in on the President’s frequent trips abroad to...
P​resident Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Monday shrugged off criticisms of his successive foreign trips as he said it is a matter that could stand scrutiny. Reacting to those who are criticizing him for the cost of his numerous trips abroad, Marcos only said: "There will be...
After his eight foreign trips, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said he will be reducing his trips abroad for the rest of the year. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos arrive from Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 21, 2023. (Noel Pabalate) He, however,...
