President Marcos leaves the country Tuesday night, Nov. 14, to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in San Francisco, California, in the United States where he is also slated to visit two more cities. He will be visiting three cities in the United States, starting in San...
Asia United Bank (AUB) posted a P6.1 billion consolidated net income for the first nine months of 2023, which is 32 percent higher than last year’s income of P4.6 billion due to sustained business volume and margin growth, along with higher non-interest income. In a disclosure to the Philippine...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo has welcomed UN Special Rapporteur for climate change Ian Fry as the latter embarked on a 10-day trip to the Philippines. During their meeting, Manalo tackled the country's climate actions under President Marcos. The coutry's top diplomat cited the...
President Marcos will embark on a three-city trip in the United States next week as part of his participation in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Summit and working visits in Los Angeles and Hawaii. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos...
TACLOBAN CITY – Borongan City Mayor Jose Ivan Dayan Agda has been invited by the United Nations (UN) to the first-ever Local Climate Action Summit at the Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in December. AGDA (FB) The invitation recognizes the city government's efforts toward climate...
Foreign ambassadors of France, European Union, United Kingdom, and Germany strongly condemned the killing of Juan Jumalon, a radio broadcaster from Misamis Occidental in Mindanao. Radio broadcaster Juan Jumalon (Photo from 94.7 Gold FM Calamba/Facebook) Jumalon, a 57-year-old radio announcer who...
MANILA/SAN FRANCISCO – Reinvigorating tourism influx as well as tighter cooperation in the aviation industry had just been pulled off by the governments of the Philippines and the United States with the recent launch of United Airlines’ direct flight to San Francisco, California, which is...
Amphibious assault vehicles (AAVs) of the Philippine Marine Corps, US Marine Corps, and Japan Ground Self Defense Force land on the beaches of Marine Base Gregorio Lim in Ternate, Cavite on Oct. 12, 2019 for the KAMANDAG Exercise. (Photo by PMC) More than 1,800 marines and other servicemen from the...
Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez believes that “not in a million years” would the Philippines’ relationship with the United States sour because of China’s attempt to drive a “wedge” between them. (From left) Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and...
There are approximately 150 Filipino-American sailors deployed at USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) of the United States Navy out of the more than 5,000 crew members onboard. (Courtesy of Martin A. Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) LUZON STRAIT, Philippine Sea – Petty Officer Second Class (E-5) Oren...
A crew member of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) signals as the aircraft carrier sails in the Philippine Sea on Oct. 25, 2023. (Photo by Martin A. Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) LUZON STRAIT, Philippine Sea – Days after the collision of Filipino and Chinese vessels in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, a...
The local coconut and biodiesel industries declared that they are ready to increase production in support of President Ferdinand R. Marcos’ plan to increase the mandated biodiesel blend at the pumps to three percent (B3) from the current rate (B2) as part of measures needed to address rising fuel...
