Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda urged for a stringent implementation of the guidelines included in the Senate resolution concurring in the ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The rules were based on previous dialogues with the affected industries,...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, February 14 slammed the China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) for its claims the Philippine vessel at Ayungin Shoal was at fault for intruding on Chinese territory. In a press conference on Monday, China Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin claimed the...
China has asserted that the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel, which was at the receiving end of a "blinding" laser light by Chinese Coast Guard, was intruding the Chinese waters sans permission. Photo: Philippine Coat Guard / PCG In a statement on Tuesday, Feb. 14, Chinese Ministry of Foreign...
The proposed Value-Added Tax (VAT) Refund Program for foreign tourists has moved forward in the House of Representatives. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Facebook) This, after the Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda-led Committee on Ways...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has reiterated President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s stance that the Philippines is a "friend of all and enemy to none" amid the country's apparent security and defense talks with Japan. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong"...
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...
