A Ukrainian diplomat is hoping to arrange a phone call between President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after the former expressed willingness in conducting a dialogue. Denys Mykhailiuk, Charge d’Affaires of the Ukrainian Embassy in Malaysia, said the...
An official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has called out a Ukrainian diplomat for telling members of the Philippine press that the government is not responding to Ukraine's request for a phone talk between President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Ukrainian President Volodymyr...
BUSINESS TALK By PCCI CHAIRMAN WILLIAM S. CO As we welcome 2023, I wish our country would achieve economic transformation towards inclusive and sustainable growth. Among the top priorities are Food Security and Infrastructure. The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) supports Micro,...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has praised President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. for “walking the talk” on his support for reducing the Philippines’ carbon footprint. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) This, as the Philippine capped a trip to...
The government of Spain has listed the Philippines as its priority country in giving institutional support, which includes taking various initiatives to ensure long-term peace in Mindanao. This came as Spanish President Pedro Sanchez Perez-Castejon sat down with President Ferdinand...
BUSINESS TALK By WILLIAM S. CO, chairman, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry Recently, I was invited as a panelist to a forum on boosting the Philippine agriculture sector and ensuring food security. As someone who is in agribusiness and previously worked as a Philippine agriculture...
United States Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday vowed to honor the US commitment to the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) with the Philippines, which would defend the country from any armed attack on its assets in the South China Sea. Harris’ pronouncement came at the height of President Marcos’...
On a visit to bolster the United States ties with the Philippines on wide-ranging areas of cooperation, US Vice President Kamala Harris believes that the basis of the relationship of the two countries is "multifaceted." In a bilateral talk with President Marcos on Monday, Harris noted how the US...
BUSINESS TALK By PCCI CHAIRMAN WILLIAM S. CO PCCI CHAIRMAN WILLIAM S. CO The conference successfully concluded with the handing over of the PCCI policy resolutions to President Marcos, which encapsulates the collective aspirations of the Philippine business to the new administration particularly in...
The Philippines got the backing of New Zealand in its claims over some parts of the South China Sea after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern expressed support for the country’s position. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Saturday Ardern made her pronouncement during her bilateral talk with...
China believes that the Chinese and the Philippine governments "must stick to friendly consultation" as well as "handle differences and disputes properly" on the issues on the South China Sea. The Chinese Embassy in Manila made the pronouncement on Friday following the bilateral meeting and the...
A lawmaker on Monday, Nov. 14, called for a legislative investigation of the encounter between military forces and members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Basilan last week. Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman delivers his privilege speech during the plenary session at the House of...
