President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Wednesday urged the European Union (EU) to work on the materialization of the Philippine-EU free trade agreement (FTA) as he said the Western bloc is missing some business opportunities that other Asian nations enjoy with the country. In his speech...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has encouraged the European Union (EU) to continue helping the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in its fight against the impacts of climate change. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) In his remarks at the ASEAN-EU...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez gave his assurance on Tuesday, Dec. 13, that the country will comply with the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) standards in three months to address Filipino seafarers’ woes and other concerns. Speaker Martin Romualdez (right) joins President Ferdinand Marcos...
With the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) amid a post-pandemic economic recovery and growing digital economy, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, Dec. 13, highlighted the importance of inter-regional cooperation with the European Union (EU). President Ferdinand...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has urged the European Union (EU) to extend assistance to the Philippines in mitigating the harsh effects of climate change. (Malacañang Photo) During his meeting with top businessmen and EU leaders in Brussels, Belgium, Marcos stressed the importance of...
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations-European Union (ASEAN-EU) business summit in Brussels will bolster sustainable trade and investment between the two regions as Asia’s regional bloc prepares for more challenges amid a post-pandemic economic recovery, President Ferdinand “Bongbong”...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. vowed that the Philippines will do everything it can to address the long-time unresolved deficiencies in the country's maritime education so as not to put Filipino seafarers at risk of losing their jobs. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said he will ask the European Union (EU) to retain the Philippines from enjoying the benefits of the Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+), which include zero tariff on thousands of Philippine exports to the West. This came after the EU Parliament...
Two European officials visited the heads of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA), DOST said on Wednesday, Nov. 23. Giovanni Serritella (from left), EU Philippines Program Manager for Environment; Maria Terron Puig, DG-INTPA Philippine Desk...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda has stated that the Philippines is pushing for reapplication for the European Union’s (EU) Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) which grants developing countries a special incentive to pursue sustainable development and good governance goals....
There is a need for the Philippines to continue discussing with the Netherlands and other European Union (EU) countries on the issue of a possible amnesty to undocumented Filipino workers. ‘’I noticed that European governments have different policies on undocumented migrants. Spain and Italy...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, November 4 said the government’s attempt to ensure that the country’s training program and accreditation system for Filipino seafarers to avert a possible European Union (EU) ban is already long overdue. At the same time, Hontiveros scored the Maritime...
