The country’s renewable energy sector is expected to garner more funding as Masdar, a clean energy firm based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has signed a deal to facilitate prospective investments. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed on Wednesday, Jan. 15, between the...
In a move to accelerate renewable energy (RE) development, the Department of Energy (DOE) and Masdar, a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based clean energy firm, have signed an agreement to support RE integration in the Philippines. Energy Undersecretary Rowena Cristina Guevara signed the Implementation...
The government should exhaust all means to help the detained Filipinos who have been pardoned by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government reintegrate back to the community, Senator Loren Legarda said on Wednesday, January 8. Legarda made the call following reports that UAE President Sheikh...
If you’ve been thinking about exploring the world of perfumes for a while now, the new year is the best time to start your journey. Just like an actual adventure, you can begin little by little. When it comes to becoming a frag head or simply wanting to get new perfumes this 2025, you can...
United Paragon Mining Corporation (UPM), an idle gold mining firm controlled by the Ramos family, hopes to resolve its negative equity position by March this year as it continues to negotiate with creditors to reduce debt by conversion to equity. “We are pleased to inform you that we are actively...
Policymakers from developing countries in Asia and the Pacific, including the Philippines, called for urgent measures to address the region's pressing financing gaps for sustainable development. During a high-level regional consultation on financing for development, leaders from the Economic and...
President Marcos has expressed his gratitude to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for granting pardon to 220 Filipinos who were detained for various offenses. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. meets with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Nov. 26, 2024 to discuss opportunities to...
Some 220 Filipinos pardoned by the United Arab Emirates will soon be able to come home, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday, Jan. 6. UAE and Philippine flags (Photo courtesy of Emirates News Agency) In a statement sent by DFA Undersecretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro...
More high-level visits by British officials are expected in “another bumper year” for the Philippines-United Kingdom relations, British Ambassador to the Philippines Laure Beaufils announced. British Ambassador to the Philippines Laure Beaufils (British Embassy Manila screenshot) ...
“Stronger and closer ties” with the Philippines—that’s what the United States Embassy in Manila is looking forward to in 2025 as it gave a glimpse of the events that shaped the two countries’ relations this year. (US Embassy in the Philippines/MB file photo) “And...
While the Philippine peso could fall beyond the 60:$1 level when US President-elect Donald J. Trump returns to the White House in 2025, economic growth is expected to benefit from election-related spending next year, according to Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB). "Worries about Trump's...
The Philippines has voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution banning the death penalty across the world. The Philippines was among the 130 countries that favored the global moratorium on death penalty; while 32 voted against. Twenty-two countries abstained in the...
