BANGKOK, Thailand— We have to be in the same lifeboat. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on the sidelines of the APEC meet in Bangkok, Thailand on Nov. 19, 2022. (Photo courtesy of the Office of the Press Secretary) This was what President...
BANGKOK., Thailand—President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. intends to seek help from Saudi Arabia amid the oil crisis, duplicating the foreign country's aid to the Philippines back in the 1970s. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammed bin Salman meet...
BANGKOK, Thailand —Saudi Arabia crown prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud has announced that the Saudi government will pay around P30-billion unpaid salaries of 10,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who worked for construction firms that declared bankruptcy in 2015 and 2016....
BANGKOK, Thailand—President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. told fellow Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) they should pay ample attention to challenges confronting the region's shipping and logistics services sector, saying they have been doing the opposite. President Ferdinand...
BANGKOK, Thailand—Recognizing that small businesses continue to struggle from the brunt of the pandemic, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. brought to a bigger venue his call to assist the sector to recover in the post-pandemic and digital era. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr...
State-owned Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) will adopt 25 public schools in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd). Wick Veloso, GSIS president and general manager, said that as of the pension fund’s corporate social responsibility called “Adopt-A-School Program”...
BANGKOK, Thailand—President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has called on fellow leaders to adopt policies that promote a green post-pandemic recovery, citing the "insufficient' support to a green transition. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of the Office of the Press...
BANGKOK, Thailand—President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has asserted his position on climate change before his fellow Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders, saying their response is critical to the fate of the planet. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy...
BANGKOK, Thailand — President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed support for the early conclusion of the Code of Conduct on the South China Sea in a bid to manage regional differences and tensions. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Chinese...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) has extended the financial assistance to its members and pensioners in areas affected by Severe Tropical Storm ‘Paeng’ until February next year. Michael G. Regino, SSS president and chief executive officer, said their calamity assistance package consists...
BANGKOK, Thailand—A very pleasant exchange. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Chinese President Xi Jinping (Photo courtesy of the Office of the Press Secretary) This was how President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. described his first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on...
BANGKOK, Thailand—Former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is giving President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. advice as far as his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC Summit is concerned. (Photo courtesy of the Office of the Press Secretary) This was...
