ILOILO CITY – Grab Philippines on Friday, March 24, formally launched their mobility service GrabCar in Iloilo after several months of temporary operation. ILOILO City Mayor Jerry Treñas, Grab Philippines Country Head Grace Vera Cruz, Iloilo City Rep. Julienne Baronda, and LTFRB-6 Director...
The Philippines and China have agreed to adhere to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and ensure peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific as both countries find ways to settle their differences amid their maritime row. Manila and Beijing expressed their commitment as...
France and the Philippines have conducted joint maneuvers in the South China Sea in a show of possible interoperability between the forces of the two distant countries. According to the French Embassy in Manila, the French Navy frigate FS Prairial (F731) and the Philippine Coast Guard patrol vessel...
A total of 500 beneficiaries of the iSTAR Program, the upgraded version of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority's (TESDA) Sari-Sari Store Training and Access Resources (STAR) Program has graduated, the agency announced. In partnership with Coca-Cola Philippines, TESDA conducted...
"Maritime issues continue to remain a serious concern for the Filipino people." That was what Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary for Bilateral Relations and ASEAN Affairs Ma. Theresa Lazaro told Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong as they held the second round of the...
The 2023 Miss Universe Philippines coronation night will be held in May and one of the performers will be a K-pop idol. Miss Universe Philippines announced on March 24 that Nam Woo-hyun, a member of K-pop boy band Infinite, will have an exclusive performance at the coronation night that will be...
South Korea is now joining the Philippines in the clean up of the oil spill that has spread across different provinces from Oriental Mindoro. According to the South Korean Embassy in Manila, members of the Korean Coast Guard will be sent to the country to assist its Filipino counterpart. They will...
Listed firm Phoenix Petroleum Philippines Inc. has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Malaysia’s state-owned Petronas for possible tie-up for the marketing of the latter’s fuel products and introduction of its innovative technology solutions in the Philippine oil sector. In a...
China has warned the Philippines and other countries in the Indo-Pacific to be wary of US' supposed coercive actions as its Western rival allegedly advances its own interest in the region. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin made the pronouncement after President Ferdinand...
The Philippines and China have started the rounds of consultations on the South China Sea, which would play a big role in ensuring the diplomacy between the two countries fighting for territorial sovereignty. At the opening session of the 23rd Philippines-China Foreign Ministry Consultations...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. stressed that many communities in the country have been under water crisis that an urgent step must be taken to address it. Speaking during the 6th Water Philippines Conference and Exposition on Thursday, March 23, Marcos reiterated that the country can tap...
The Ayala Corporation hopes to be at the forefront of the shift to electric vehicles with the much awaited launch of its first fully-electric passenger car, the EV6. Teased as early as the 2022 Philippine International Motor Show (PIMS) last year, the battery electric vehicle is now finally on...