The Philippine and Japanese governments inked on Friday, Nov. 10, an agreement that will ensure the sustainable urban development of Metropolitan Davao and its areas in the Davao Region. The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is scheduled to a sign a ‘nuclear cooperation agreement’ with US firm Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp for the targeted installation of a micro modular reactor (MMR) demonstration project in the Philippines. Meralco Executive Vice President and Chief...
Leading energy player Aboitiz Power Corporation has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) so it can explore ‘transition financing package for its planned power projects – primarily for targeted developments in the renewable energy...
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...
Surigao del Sur Representative Johnny Pimentel on Thursday, November 2 is confident that Japan can be the “logical fallback funding source” for the construction of the Mindanao Railways Project (MRP). Pimentel raised the idea ahead of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit...
Southeast Asian countries and Gulf states have agreed to uphold peace and security, address climate change and other mobility issues, and promote free trade while supporting small businesses. ASEAN-GCC SUMMIT — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos joins his fellow leaders from the...
The Singapore-based holding firm of Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Company (AG&P) has reshuffled its top management after the departure of its former Chief Executive Joseph Sigelman, following an internal investigation due to alleged mismanagement concerns in the company. AG&P announced that...
The summit among leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) this week will “set the tone” for the regional blocs’ cooperation in tackling, among others, food security, energy, and the conflict in the Middle East. Foreign Affairs...
Military officials of the Philippines and Bangladesh are planning to hold training and education that will strengthen defense cooperation between the two countries. This was the topic of discussion when Brig. Gen. Kazi Anisuzzaman, the Directing Staff Army-6, National Defense College, Mirpur...
The flourishing maritime ties between the Philippines and India "offers a promising path for peace and security" in the Indo-Pacific region, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday, Sep. 12. DFA Undersecretary for Bilateral Affairs Ma. Theresa Lazaro in a statement said the Philippines...
Delegates from the Department of Transportation (DOTr) led by Secretary Jaime Bautista (seated front, right) and Indonesia's Ministry of Transportation headed by Minister Budi K. Sumadi (seated front, left) meet on the sidelines of the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Leaders...
Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko welcomed the “trilateral collaboration” among the Philippines, the United States, and Japan in ensuring peace and order in the South China Sea, which lately has come into question because of China’s aggressive military activities and...
