British Ambassador to the Philippines Laure Beaufils and Czech Ambassador to the Philippines Karel Hejc have paid courtesy calls on newly elected Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero receives a token from His Excellency Karel Hejč,...
President Marcos has welcomed the offer of Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Kingdom of Netherlands to support inclusive finance and financial health efforts in the Philippines. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. and Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Kingdom of Netherlands (PCO) The Queen,...
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...
The Philippine government reported that the supply and demand reduction strategy of the Marcos Administration has greatly improved the country's war against illegal drugs, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Interior...
Asia United Bank (AUB) again posted record-setting profits in the first three months of the year as consolidated net income increased by 16 percent to P2.3 billion compared to the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said this translates to a return on...
By Keith Sigfred Ancheta In 2009, during the 15th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP15), developed countries announced an ambitious climate finance goal—that developed countries would mobilize $100 billion annually by 2020 to developing...
The Philippines and the United Nations (UN) conducted their first-ever meeting that was aimed at talking about ways to achieve the international organization's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and implement the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023-2028. The inaugural Joint Steering Committee...
The government has renewed its partnership with the United Nations to steer the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and implement the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023-2028. The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), together with the Department of Affairs, held a...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Friday, May 3 urged the Marcos administration to heed the United Nation’s declaration of a global warming. However, Legarda said she believes it shouldn’t just be the national government that should pay attention to the warning, but the whole...
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...
