By Keith Sigfred Ancheta In 2009, during the 15th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP15), developed countries announced an ambitious climate finance goal—that developed countries would mobilize $100 billion annually by 2020 to developing...
The Philippines and the United Nations (UN) conducted their first-ever meeting that was aimed at talking about ways to achieve the international organization's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and implement the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023-2028. The inaugural Joint Steering Committee...
The government has renewed its partnership with the United Nations to steer the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and implement the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023-2028. The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), together with the Department of Affairs, held a...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Friday, May 3 urged the Marcos administration to heed the United Nation’s declaration of a global warming. However, Legarda said she believes it shouldn’t just be the national government that should pay attention to the warning, but the whole...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Sunday, April 28, urged the United States, Japan and Western European countries to extend their support to the Philippines as it battles the El Niño weather phenomenon. Pimentel said it is high time to prove that the...
Flags of the Philippines and the United States (Unsplash) Speaker Martin Romualdez expressed his gratitude to the United States (US) House of Representatives after it approved an $8.1-billion emergency aid package for key allies in the...
(Unsplash) House Speaker Martin Romualdez confidently said on Monday, April 22 that there will be an upsurge in United States (US) investments in the aftermath of the highly successful dialogue in Washington, DC wherein the country was...
OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa "Del Mar" Magsino (Screenshot from Facebook live) OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa "Del Mar" Magsino has expressed sadness over the fate of three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), who reportedly perished as a result of the...
Senator William Francis Hagerty of Tennessee (left) engages House Speaker Martin Romualdez in a dialogue. (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has kicked off on April 16, Tuesday (United States time) a crucial stateside mission to seek...
With $1.5 million funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Philippine government - with the Department of Energy (DOE) in the lead - has established a centralized energy command hub that will be primarily activated in times of disasters, power system failures...
Dr. Jose Rizal once said, “ Ang hindi marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay hindi makararating sa paroroonan .” For the current owners of the First United Building (FUB) in Escolta, Manila City, the same principle can be applied to the restoration and preservation of historical sites and...
The United States and Japan intend to provide Manila at least $8 million for the development of emerging technologies and a reliable information communications technology ecosystem in the Philippines. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr., US President Joe Biden, and Japan Prime Minister Fumio...
