K-pop, Korean dramas and Korean food are the first things that come to mind among youths in countries under the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) including the Philippines. This is the result of a survey conducted by the Seoul-based ASEAN-Korea Centre (AKC) “aimed to identify the...
Pilots of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) recently started their S-70i Black Hawk flight simulator training in Brunei to acquire key practices in handling the country's new helicopters . (Photo courtesy of the Brunei Philippine Embassy) The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday, Dec. 6,...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is set to inoculate on Wednesday, Nov. 10, another batch of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are about to be deployed abroad. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the government of Brunei has donated some 2,000 doses...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has reaffirmed its support for a rapid economic recovery, infrastructure development, and regional cooperation. At the 14th Brunei Darussalam–Indonesia–Malaysia–Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP–EAGA) Leaders’ Summit on Thursday, Oct. 28, Masatsugu...
President Duterte is prodding the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to "stand with Myanmar", which according to some observers is in the middle of an escalating civil war. (Photos from Malacañang/ Unsplash) A statement from Malacañang Tuesday night, Oct. 26 said Duterte made the...
Malacañang confirmed on Monday, Oct. 25 the virtual participation of President Duterte in the 38th and 39th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summits and Related Summits. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) "Dadalo po ang ating Presidente (Our President will take part in...
The government of Brunei donated 2,000 doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to the Philippines on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 20. The vaccines arrived onboard a Royal Brunei Airlines aircraft via flight BI 683 around 2:10 p.m. The plane landed on Terminal 1 of Ninoy Aquino...
The government of Brunei is again seeking an exemption from the Philippines' existing deployment cap on healthcare workers due to the current demand of medical frontliners there amid the pandemic, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. (Jansen Romero / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
Singapore will pilot quarantine-free travel lanes for vaccinated passengers next month from Germany and Brunei and open up to visitors from Hong Kong and Macau in its first big move yet to lift border restrictions that have been in place since early in the pandemic. Travelers arrive at the...
The Philippines and Brunei Darrusalam have signed an agreement aimed at eliminating double taxation and preventing fiscal evasion on taxes on income arising from cross-border transactions between the two Southeast Asian nations. The agreement was signed by Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III...
There is no word yet as to when United States President Joe Biden and Philippine President Duterte will have their first conversation even while the US and the Philippines are currently celebrating the 75 th year of the establishment of diplomatic relations. President Rodrigo Duterte (May 26, 2021...
