BAGUIO CITY – Well-designed toilets located in the Botanical Garden and in Wright Park earned an award –- ‘ASEAN Public Toilet Award’ – for this city in the 2023 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Tourism Standards Awards.’ City Tourism Officer Engr. Aloysius Mapalo revealed...
Antonio Hester took charge in the final frame as the Zamboanga Valientes turned back Louvre Surabaya of Indonesia, 108-94, to open the Singapore Circuit of the ABL Invitational 2023 on a good note on Tuesday, Jan. 3, at the OCBC Arena. Fil-Am guard Jeremy Arthur goes for a layup against Louvre...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has launched a management portal system that will connect its electronic data-based documents to its counterparts in the Southeast Asia region. BOC Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz said the project is the Philippine government's commitment to have interconnectivity of...
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Three Southeast Asian foreign ministers and a regional envoy tasked with solving the Myanmar crisis met with the junta's top diplomat at an "informal" meeting in Thailand on Thursday, the Thai government said. The meeting came shortly after the United Nations Security Council...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Amid a freezing temperature of -3 degrees Celsius, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. went on to fulfill his duties in promoting the interests of Filipinos and that of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations at the ASEAN-European Union Commemorative Summit held in...
Australia is now offering a fellowship program to help social entrepreneurs or sociopreneurs from Southeast Asian countries develop their leadership skills and learn to forge cross-cultural connections. An advisory from the Australian Embassy in Manila said the Land Down Under is recruiting 15...
Globe Telecom Inc. won three awards at the recent ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS). The ACGS is a joint initiative of the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to promote integration within the region and the ASEAN as an investment asset class. Globe was...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has praised President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. for “walking the talk” on his support for reducing the Philippines’ carbon footprint. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) This, as the Philippine capped a trip to...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. returned from his "productive" participation in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations-European Union (ASEAN-EU) summits in Brussels, Belgium, bringing home at least P9.8-billion investment pledge from European firms. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong'...
The Philippines' leading integrated telco network PLDT Inc. (PLDT) has been named among the top corporations in the ASEAN region for corporate governance. PLDT has been included in the ASEAN Asset Class in the ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS) for 2021. An initiative of the ASEAN Capital...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. raised a question to the European Union (EU) amid discussions on the loss and damage compensation because of climate change: “Who do we go to? Who pays the bulk of it?” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during the ASEAN-EU Commemorative Summit in...
The Philippines would not pick sides between "superpower" countries. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. emphasized this when asked during a press conference with international media in Brussels, Belgium if the...
