The Philippine government on Thursday, Dec. 2, joined 10 other East Asian nations that pledged their support and commitment to invest in the "blue economy" or ocean governance and follow green recovery plans and programs as a roadmap for 2030 as a response to the threats of climate change....
The Philippines will share the inroads it has made in translating theories on addressing climate change into actionable projects on the ground with other ASEAN peers to help accelerate adaptation and mitigation efforts meant to avert catastrophic global heating. Finance Secretary Carlos G....
The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) and ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) reaffirmed their commitment to promote the equality and empowerment of women and girls in the Southeast Asia region. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) PCW and ASEAN also stressed the...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved the Philippines’ fresh loan that aims to support the government’s universal health care (UHC) program. In a statement, the Manila-based multilateral institution said it approved a $600 million policy-based loan to the Philippines to provide quality and...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has started discussing projects with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the country to have a sustainable infrastructure development program that would eventually help in the economic recovery from struggles in the COVID-19 pandemic. DPWH Acting...
ati_headoffice With sustained trade recovery amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) hit one-million-teu (twenty-foot equivalent units) at the end of the third quarter and hauled in P8.22 billion revenues for the first nine months of 2021, 3.2 percent higher than the same period last...
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) plans to restart the national team’s bubble trainings by January 10, 2022 in preparation for the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam. Commissioner Mon Fernandez, who is also the country’s chief of mission to the meet, said the government sports agency is...
Filipina tennis prodigy Alex Eala welcomed the idea of playing for the national team come the 2022 Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam. Alex Eala (Alex Eala's Facebook account) "I'm looking forward to it (SEA Games) so much and I think it's everyone's dream to represent their country and I think this...
The Philippines urged governments and multilateral development banks (MDBs) work closely in addressing the transitional adjustments that might have to be undertaken to ensure the seamless implementation of climate-related projects on the ground. Finance Undersecretary Mark Dennis Joven said that...
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said the support extended by multilateral institutions to the clean energy transition projects of developing economies is crucial to encourage the flow of private sector capital into these initiatives. Dominguez said the meticulous planning and vetting done...
Host Vietnam announced Friday the new dates for the rescheduled 31st Southeast Asian Games. According to Vietnam’s national Olympic committee website and reports from Channel News Asia, the biennial meet will be held on May 12 to 23, 2022. The multisport regional event was originally scheduled...
The Presidential Communications Operations Office has received major nominations under different categories in the prestigious 26th Asian Television Awards (ATA). (Photo courtesy of the PCOO) With about 50 categories, the ATA was launched in 1996. It is the Asian TV industry’s most significant...
