The US government’s aid arm has extended over $8-million (more than P471-million) assistance so far this year to Philippine communities badly hit by a string of strong typhoons that battered the country. In a Nov. 19 statement, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) said...
Warning that United States President-elect Donald Trump is “serious” about his deportation plan for illegal immigrants, Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez said on Sunday, Nov. 10, that illegally staying Filipinos in the US are now worried about their status...
Filipinos may find less cheese in their burgers, pizza and other cheesy food due to more expensive imports, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). In an Oct. 23 report, USDA-Foreign Agricultural Service's (FAS) Manila office projected cheese demand in the Philippines next...
American filmmakers have expressed alarm over the popularity of video streaming site LokLok in the Philippines and its Southeast Asian neighbors. In a comment submitted this month to the United States Trade Representative (USTR) for its 2024 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has yet to receive a formal extradition request from the United States for Apollo Quiboloy, the agency’s top diplomat said. Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) Pastor Apollo Quiboloy faces senators for the first time during the public hearing of the Senate...
USS Philippine Sea (Wikipedia) Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has asked the United States (US) to donate a soon-to-be decommissioned warship so that the Philippine government may repurpose it for deployment to the...
The Philippines is poised to be the world's top rice importer for the third-straight year as local harvest falls short, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USDA-Foreign Agricultural Service's (FAS) latest "Grain: World Markets and Trade" report on Oct. 11 hiked...
The aid agencies of the US and Japan plan to jointly roll-out development projects in the Philippines, according to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). In a statement, USAID said its administrator Samantha Power met with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)...
BAGUIO CITY – Forty-three Filipino World War II veterans were awarded the United States Congressional Gold Medal, the oldest and highest civilian award of the United States, on Tuesday, September 3, at the Baguio Convention and Cultural Center here. WORLD war II veteran Sgt. Eumellia D....
The Department of Energy (DOE) will integrate cybersecurity in the planned modification of policy frameworks that shall underpin resiliency assessment and rating system for various power facilities in the country. Energy Undersecretary Felix William Fuentebella indicated that the energy resiliency...
The Philippine government is partnering with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to strengthen the implementation of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects in the country. The PPP Center and USAID signed a memorandum of understanding that will provide training and...
The United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) has issued a public health alert for certain ready-to-eat meat and poultry products illegally imported from the Philippines. In an announcement posted on FSIS’ website , the agency said the...
