The Pentagon has renewed its call for the Philippines to bolster its military ties with Japan and Australia as China continues its maneuvers in the disputed waters of the South China Sea. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made the recommendation to Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gibo...
China has justified its coast guard's recent action against the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in the waters off Ayungin Shoal—a move which the United States calls "irresponsible." In his regular press conference, Wang Wenbin, spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said that its coast guard made...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will mete out administrative penalties on transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) if it cannot provide justifiable explanation or grounds why it had been swamped with project delays. “The ERC required the NGCP to explain why it...
Big power consumers, such as commercial and industrial facilities and distribution companies, can experience lower charges from the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines by efficiently adjusting their energy usage away from the peak demand period in a given day. Technically termed as...
The dilemma of the sandwich generation In today’s fast-paced society, getting lost and overwhelmed is almost inevitable. More so for the sandwich generation, who has to care for their parents while caring for their own family too. This generation spends up to 25 percent of their income on their...
A large majority of European companies in the Philippines have prioritized the resumption and successful conclusion of the EU-Philippines free trade agreement talks, a survey by the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) showed. Based on the survey, 80 percent of the respondents...
Senate President Juan Miguel F. Zubiri believes that Department of Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco and the DOT have no ill-intent in the DOT promotional video fiasco. "But I nevertheless expect them to take this incident very seriously, and hold accountable those who have wronged the...
Japan has expressed concern about China's actions in the South China Sea and in the West Philippine Sea as it said the Chinese activities endanger peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. The Japanese Embassy in Manila issued the statement on Thursday, July 6, particularly after the...
Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid on Thursday, July 6 expressed his belief that whatever tourism campaign slogan is used by the Philippine government, it still delivers the same message and appeal. Sen. Manuel "Lito"...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla is hopeful that Philippine tourism would recover and prosper amid the controversy involving the Department of Tourism (DOT) over an "irresponsible and erroneous" production of a tourism campaign video. The essence of the DOT's slogan “Love the Philippines”...
The Philippine government is committed to bringing more Chinese tourists to the country to promote people-to-people ties between the two countries. Philippines Ambassador to China Jaime FlorCruz said Wednesday Manila is not only keen on tapping China's potential in terms of investments, but also...
Canberra has expressed firm commitment in elevating its strategic partnership with Manila as it said it shares with the Philippines an aspiration to ensure a peaceful and stable Indo-Pacific region. Australia reaffirmed its dedication to work with the Philippines as one of its top diplomats held...
