The Philippines and New Zealand are “working very hard” to conclude the negotiations for a possible Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA), which will enhance the defense cooperation between the two armed forces, New Zealand Ambassador Catherine McIntosh said. New Zealand Ambassador...
Lottery firm Pacific Online Systems Corporation (POSC) is investing P150 million to diversify into the online gaming business through the acquisition of a 37.5 percent stake in the owner of Buenas e-casino. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm said it has entered into an...
Cebu Pacific, the country’s leading budget carrier, is scaling up operations at its Clark International Airport hub with the upcoming launch of direct flights to Palawan’s El Nido and Coron. In a press briefing on Tuesday, Jan. 28, the company said it will launch daily service to the new...
(From left) Stratbase Institute President Prof. Dindo Manhit, Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya, Australian Acting Ambassador and Chargé d'Affaires ad interim Dr. Moya Collett, French Ambassador Marie Fontanel, Indonesian Ambassador Agus Widjojo, Vietnamese Ambassador Lai Thai Binh, and European...
Philippine Navy's offshore patrol vessel BRP Andres Bonifacio (PS17) participates in the fifth PH-US Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) from Jan. 17 to 18, 2025. (Photo: Armed Forces of the Philippines) The Philippines and the United States (US) completed...
Cebu Pacific, the country’s leading budget carrier, has officially launched direct flights from Manila to Sapporo, Japan, becoming the only Philippine carrier to offer this route. The new service commenced on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Cebu Pacific’s the direct flights between Manila and Sapporo...
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin has encouraged all government officials, civil society leaders, and policymakers to participate in advocating a transparent and accountable governance. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin speaks during the media launch of the Open Government Partnership (OGP)-Asia...
West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services Inc., a partnership between Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC), DMCI Holdings and Marubeni Corporation, is already talking to several banks in preparation for its planned $1 billion initial public offering (IPO). In an interview at the...
Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC), a subsidiary of Pangilinan-led Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC), is raising P30 billion to P50 billion in equity to pay for maturing obligations. In an interview at the sidelines of Management Association of the Philippines general membership...
Antique’s Patadyong In its latest effort to promote our local culture, Cebu Pacific unveiled QR flight codes patterned after the traditional weaves of various local communities. Made in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology Philippine Textile Research...
Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) President and CEO Engr. Joshua M. Bingcang led the official signing of residential lease agreement with Forest Cabin lessee, Metro Pacific Investment Corp. Director Victorico Vargas. Also present at the event was BCDA Chairperson Hilario B. Paredes...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo has called on countries in the Indo-Pacific region "to push the frontiers for possible maritime cooperation" amid tensions and disputes that are continuously brewing particularly in the South China Sea. Manalo said countries in the region must promote...
