Foreign business groups in the country are keenly watching the proposed creation of a Maharlika Wealth Fund, a Philippine sovereign wealth fund, being pushed in the Lower House. “We are following it with great interest,” said Lars Wittig, president of the European Chamber of Commerce of the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez received on Monday, Nov.28 Republic of Belarus Ambassador to the Philippines, His Excellency Valery Kolesnik during the latter's courtesy call. Belarus Ambassador to the Philippines Valery Kolesnik (left) and House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) After...
Groups of men and women including ambassadors of some European embassies to the Philipines, non-government organizations (NGOs) and advocacy group members, all donning orange shirts, cycled around Intramuros, Manila on Friday morning, Nov. 25, to kickoff the 18-day violence against women (VAW)...
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....
The creation of a Magna Carta of Filipino seafarers would help address concerns regarding global training standards and improve their competitiveness and personal advantage, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Wednesday, November 9. Gatchalian, in filing Senate Bill No. 822 said it is imperative to...
Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros has formally asked the Senate to immediately look into improving seafarer’s training after the European Union (EU) threatened to ban an estimated 50,000 Filipino seafarers for failure to comply with international standards for training. In her Senate Resolution...
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...
Congress will fully support the improvement of the training standards for Filipino seafarers amid threats that could ban them from European Union (EU) vessels, Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda told EU Ambassador to Manila Luc Veron in a letter on Thursday, Nov. 3. (Photo from Unsplash) He...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Sunday, October 30 called on the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to ensure the country’s compliance to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers...
Germany and Canada joined the roster of nations to pledge support and aid for the Philippines, which now faces a long road to recovery from the impact of Severe Tropical Storm “Paeng”. Pedestrians and motorists wade through gutter-deep flood along Taft Ave and General Luna St. on Saturday, Oct....
