The Philippines is expected to produce around 128,000 semiconductor engineers and technicians poised to meet the demand of technology in the coming years, President Marcos said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets with US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo at the Malacañan...
Citing the Philippines’ strategic location in Southeast Asia, President Marcos on Monday, March 11, invited American firms to invest in his government’s flagship "Build, Better, More" P8-trillion high-impact projects. United States Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo meets with President...
Executives of large American companies will be joining United States (US) Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo as she embarks on a trade mission sent by President Joe Biden to the Philippines. According to the White House, high level officials of the following companies will come to the country to...
China, which has been violating international law by infringing upon the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), has accused the United States of being behind the tension in the South China Sea. Mao Ning, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, on Wednesday, March 7, asked “who is the...
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has pitched eight Clark development projects to US companies in a bid to attract investments and elevate the Philippines as a top investment hotspot. In a statement, Delfin N. Lorenzana, BCDA chairman, said that he presented projects valued at...
The United States has not yet settled what will invoke its Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) with the Philippines although it assured the latter of its defense pact commitment following yet another aggression Filipino vessels faced from China. Matthew Miller, spokesman for the US State Department, on...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is keen on tapping the services of Sun & Earth Microbiology LLC, a company based in Florida, to address pest infestation in local mangoes in the country. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. said on Wednesday, Feb. 21, that the DA expressed...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo has spoken against a “tendency” to make the South China Sea dispute the Philippines has with Beijing as a result of the rivalry between the United States and China, diminishing the country’s legitimate rights and interests in the region. (Photo...
The Philippines and the United States will co-host the 6th Indo-Pacific Business Forum on May 21, 2024 in Manila to discuss the economic opportunities for private sector investments and boost regional economic partnerships. Philippine and American flags (Photo from US Embassy in the...
The embassies of the United States and Australia have started extending aid to the victims of the Davao de Oro landslide, which has so far killed 54 people and displaced scores of families. Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Hae Kyong Yu shared in a post on X (formerly Twitter) about...
United States Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson has reached 50,000 followers on X (formerly Twitter). (Screenshot from US Ambassador MaryKay Carlson's X account) Carlson thanked her followers through a video message posted on the social media platform by saying “thank you” in...
Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda (left) and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo from Rep. Salceda's office, Facebook) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has credited President Marcos' efforts for the United States (US)-based trade and...
