China is willing to extend its hands to the Philippines in modernizing the latter’s infrastructures and attaining development for the people, its top diplomat in the country said. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian expressed China's readiness to join the country in focusing "on...
Officials of the Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA) are set to join as fellows United Sates-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (US-ASEAN) University Connections Initiative (UCI) in the US. (TESDA/Manila Bulletin) TESDA Deputy Director General for TESD Operations Aniceto D....
The Philippine government is expecting to get some 1.5 billion renminbi (nearly 12 billion pesos) in pledges from the Chinese government for the country's infrastructure project, which will come after President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s state visit to China. Aside from the grant, the...
Initiative , the culturally-driven media agency within IPG Mediabrands , announced their appointment as media agency of record for the Philippines’ first-ever all-in-one banking app, Maya . The news comes following a multi-agency pitch in October. Initiative Philippines has been awarded the...
The Department of Finance (DOF) wants to further foster the government’s revenue collection from extractive industries, which the Marcos administration believes to be one of the drivers of the country’s long-term economic expansion. At the FORGE PH: Philippine Extractive Industries Transparency...
The first integrated resort in the Philippines is also the first in the Asia-Pacific to switch to cage-free eggs I LOVE EARTH Resorts World Manila’s general managers and their chefs at the launch of its Sustainable Culinary initiative advocating the use of cage-free eggs (from left) Jan Marshall...
A new plant species, Begonia francisabuidii, was discovered in Albay and was named after the late young Bicolano conservation biologist Francis Gregor Abuid. (Photo from PTI) The plant was published by members of the Philippine Taxonomic (PTI) in collaboration with researchers from Bicol...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged the local government units (LGUs) on Monday, Nov. 1, to join the 442 cities worldwide in the “Making Resilient Cities 2030 (MCR2030)’’ initiative that was recently launched in the country. MCR2030 is a unique cross-stakeholder...
The pandemic and the climate crisis are increasing the pressure on corporations globally, including the Philippines, to take accountability for their impact on the environment and push for sustainability efforts. During the ASEAN Sustainability E-Summit on Friday, Tim Daniels, investor relations...
Some 28 business and professional organizations in the country have expressed strong support as they called to uphold the independence of the Commission on Audit, which has uncovered “deficiencies” in its audit on the way government funds were being appropriated by government agencies. “We,...
Due to the increasing demand for COVID-19 vaccines in the Philippines, Chinese Ambassador to Manila Huang Xilian has announced that Beijing will donate more to increase the country's vaccine supply. Huang made this announcement in his remarks during the inauguration of the China-funded...
Students from the De La Salle University (DLSU) are set to hold a fundraising concert for the benefit of Hospicio de San Jose and the Lasallian Community Pantry. De La Salle University (Photo from DLSU STRATCOM) In May, welfare institution Hospicio de San Jose appealed for monetary aid after going...
