The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that rice traders in the Philippines have been steadily holding onto their stocks after President Marcos’ move to lower import tariffs. In the Grain and Feed Update report dated July 9, USDA noted that rice traders who brought in their...
The Philippines is poised to retain its position as the leading global rice importer this year and the next, according to the latest forecasts from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USDA now expects that the country’s rice imports will reach up to 4.6 million metric...
The heightened interest of the Philippines on nuclear energy as part of its long-term energy solution has so far been whipping up the curiosity of neighbors in the Southeast Asian region to also weigh in this technology into their energy mix. During the Indo-Pacific Business Forum, Energy Secretary...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Sunday, April 28, urged the United States, Japan and Western European countries to extend their support to the Philippines as it battles the El Niño weather phenomenon. Pimentel said it is high time to prove that the...
Flags of the Philippines and the United States (Unsplash) Speaker Martin Romualdez expressed his gratitude to the United States (US) House of Representatives after it approved an $8.1-billion emergency aid package for key allies in the...
(Unsplash) House Speaker Martin Romualdez confidently said on Monday, April 22 that there will be an upsurge in United States (US) investments in the aftermath of the highly successful dialogue in Washington, DC wherein the country was...
Senator William Francis Hagerty of Tennessee (left) engages House Speaker Martin Romualdez in a dialogue. (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has kicked off on April 16, Tuesday (United States time) a crucial stateside mission to seek...
With $1.5 million funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Philippine government - with the Department of Energy (DOE) in the lead - has established a centralized energy command hub that will be primarily activated in times of disasters, power system failures...
The United States and Japan intend to provide Manila at least $8 million for the development of emerging technologies and a reliable information communications technology ecosystem in the Philippines. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr., US President Joe Biden, and Japan Prime Minister Fumio...
The ambassadors of Japan and Australia expressed their support to and said they are looking forward to the naval drills to be conducted by the Philippines, United States, Japan, and Australia on Sunday, April 7, which are meant to maintain peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. Armed...
(L-R) United States Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief, General Romeo Brawner Jr. discuss the two countries' military alliance during a meeting at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on April 5, 2024. (Photo courtesy of AFP) General Romeo Brawner Jr.,...
The United States expressed its “ironclad” commitment to the Philippines under a defense treaty that it affirmed also covers armed attacks against the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), which is now caught in the territorial disputes in the South China Sea. An April 1 (US time) readout of the...
