Alcantara-led Alsons Power has sealed its first retail electricity supply (RES) agreement with Holcim Philippines, Inc., a leading supplier of cement and construction aggregates in the country. In the power supply deal inked by the parties, it was stipulated that “Alsons Power will supply 80% of...
The government is planning to update nuclear agreements with at least five countries in accordance with the nuclear renaissance pathway, as fleshed out in the newly crafted 2024-2050 Philippine Nuclear Energy Program. The updating of multilateral and bilateral nuclear covenants, according to...
The US government is amenable to firming up an agreement on taking back ‘spent fuel’ that had already been irradiated once fissioned or burnt in reactor for nuclear technologies that American suppliers will be deploying to the Philippines. In a roundtable discussion with the Philippine media,...
Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (middle) delivers a speech at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on July 16, 2024 while (L-R) General Charles Q. Brown, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) of the United States (US), and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief...
Senator Loren Legarda on Friday, July 12 expressed confidence that the Senate’s concurrence to the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) between Japan and the Philippine government would strengthen the country’s commitment to maintain peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. Legarda...
The signing of the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) between Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko (Yummie Dingding/PPA Pool) High-ranking members of the House of Representatives said...
AGREEMENT SIGNED — Japan Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko and Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro sign the Philippines-Japan Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) in Malacañan on July 8, 2024. Witnessing the signing are Japan Defense Minister Kihira Minoru, President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr.,...
The Philippines is eyeing robust jumpstart on knowledge transfer as well as training on gaining and ramping up technical expertise on nuclear development and operations following the effectivity of the 123 Agreement with the United States. This has been indicated to the media by Energy Secretary...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said the Senate has yet to receive a copy of the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) between the Philippines and Japan but vowed to work for its immediate ratification considering its significant impact to the country’s defense and security. ...
Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla speaks during a press conference at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on July 9, 2024. (Photo: Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is hoping to establish a military exercise with the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (right) meets with Japan-Philippines Parliamentary Friendship League (JPPFL) Chairman Moriyama Hiroshi in Japan last month. (Speaker's Office) The signing of the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) between...
China has dug up Japan's colonial history with the Philippines to criticize its signing of a military deal with Manila that came amid Beijing's continued harassment in the West Philippine Sea. Lin Jian, spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry, said it is Japan that "bears serious historical...
