By CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO THE PHILIPPINES JING QUAN Development is an eternal theme of human society. Five years ago, in the face of the uneven recovery of the global economy and the sluggish growth of developing countries, President Xi Jinping solemnly proposed the Global Development Initiative...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Thursday, August 6 stressed the need to ensure that the welfare and sentiments of farmers and other affected communities will not be set aside in the proposed Pax Silica project. Pangilinan pointed this out in reacting to Jessica Soho’s feature on Pax...
The country’s planned artificial intelligence (AI) hub in New Clark City is already reshaping the government’s nuclear energy plans, with the Department of Energy (DOE) saying future nuclear power projects could help meet the massive electricity requirements of one of the Philippines’ most...
By: Atty. Edsel F. Tupaz & Atty. Calista V. Guevarra As the global discourse on Artificial Intelligence (AI) shifts from principles and frameworks to increasingly granular governance controls, the Philippines is positioning itself as more than merely a consumerist state in AI. In response to...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. defended the government 's transparency initiative in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), saying efforts to discredit it only serve China 's interests. Teodoro issued the statement on Monday, July 20, after some lawmakers...
Malacañang has assured the public that the proposed Philippines-United States Pax Silica Economic Security Zone will comply with strict environmental and water resource safeguards, amid concerns over its potential impact on host communities. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary...
Investments in critical infrastructure projects in the Philippines align directly with the United States ' national security agenda in the Indo-Pacific region, according to the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). Speaking at a US House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing last week, USTDA...
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – The Police Regional Office-Central Luzon (PRO-3) recorded a decline in the eight focus crimes during the implementation of the Department of the Interior and Local Government 's (DILG) Safer Cities and Communities Initiative. Data released by PRO-3 Sunday showed that...
Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Frederick D. Go said the government hopes to sign within the year the framework agreement for the first technology hub under the United States (US)-led Pax Silica Initiative, a project anchored by Taiwan’s Foxconn that seeks to establish a high-tech...
The Philippines joined 34 other economies, led by the United States (US), in affirming a shared commitment to align government regulations on artificial intelligence (AI) with the goal of strengthening global supply chains. The US State Department announced on Friday, June 26 (US time), that a...
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) warned that critical mineral partnerships, such as the United States-led Pax Silica initiative, must align with multilateral trading rules to avoid exacerbating the fragmentation of the global trade system. In its latest global trade...
The Manila-based multilateral lender Asian Development Bank (ADB) has urged countries in Asia-Pacific to accelerate regional power connectivity as mounting geopolitical tensions, soaring electricity demand, as well as energy security risks threaten economic growth and household welfare across the...
