The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has expressed​ concern over developments relating to the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, which led to Chinese fighter jets crossing the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday. In a statement on Wednesday, August 3, ASEAN said it is...
The International Finance Corp. (IFC) said it will assist the Communication and Renewable Energy Infrastructure (CREI) Phils Inc. in funding the construction of shared telecommunications towers across the country. Jean-Marc Arbogast, IFC Philippines country manager, said on Thursday, Aug. 4, that...
Balanga Bishop and Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Bishop Promoter of Stella Maris-Philippines Ruperto C. Santos, on behalf of the organization that looks after the spiritual welfare of seafarers, expressed sadness on the passing of former President Fidel V. Ramos. Stella Maris...
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) has approved the stock rights offering of Solar Philippines Nueva Ecija Corporation, the renewable power company founded by Leandro Leviste, worth up to P3.34 billion. The PSE also approved the proposed SRO timetable, with an Ex-Date of August 22, 2022, Record...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. urged local government units (LGUs) to initiate programs and projects based on the concept of public-private partnership (PPP). Abalos said LGUs can engage in a build-operate-transfer (BOT) agreement...
The humanitarian sectors of the United Nations (UN) in the Philippines pledged to aid the national government in providing humanitarian aid and relief to the victims of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Abra and other parts of Northern Luzon on July 27. Photo from Abra Provincial Government FB...
China's envoy to the Philippines hopes that the Philippines will recognize the one-China principle amid supposed interference in China's internal affairs by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is reported to visit Taiwan. Huang Xilian, Chinese ambassador to the Philippines, said Tuesday that the...
The University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) on July 28 announced the approval of the country's first doctoral program in Artificial Intelligence (AI) to be facilitated by the university. UP Diliman (FACEBOOK) The program aims to produce PhD graduates equipped with a "scientific mindset,...
The domestic electronics industry has urged for a review of the effectiveness of the incentives rationalization program of the government stating the country could potentially lose $400 million worth of investments to other countries, on top of the earlier $3.25 billion losses, should there be no...
17DENGUE The Department of Health (DOH) said that the number of dengue cases in the country has already reached more than 82,000 since the start of this year. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that a total of 82,597 dengue cases were recorded from Jan. 1 to July 16. "Cases this year...
DOH Department of Health (DOH) Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said there is no need yet to close down the country's borders amid growing concerns about the monkeypox virus. "Closing our borders....is somehow irrational at this point," said Vergeire during a press briefing on Tuesday, Aug....
French Ambassador to the Philippines Michèle Boccoz paid a courtesy call on Department of National Defense (DND) Officer-in-Charge Jose Faustino Jr. in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Monday, August 1. Department of National Defense (DND) Officer in Charge Jose Faustino Jr. meets French...
