France and the United Kingdom are seeking the support of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in calling for more ambitious international action to protect terrestrial and marine habitats all over the world in response to the unprecedented rate of biodiversity loss facing the planet....
Newly installed US–ASEAN Business Council (USABC) President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ted Osius is seeing huge potential for growth in Southeast Asia with United States companies looking at opportunities for diversification in the region, particularly on supply chains. US–ASEAN Business...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Seventy-one years ago, on Sept. 7, 1950, the Philippine Congress passed Republic Act 573 that authorized the sending of the Philippine Expeditionary Force to Korea (PEFTOK) to help South Korea repel the North Korean aggression. The PEFTOK was composed of five battalion...
The promising "Bakuna Bubble" set-up was was presented by Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion during the 53rd ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting as a way to reopen the economy safely amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Presidential Adviser...
The Philippines is bent on completing its six smart city projects as part of its commitment to the 4th ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN) annual virtual meeting last August 30, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Wednesday, Sept. 1. DILG Undersecretary for Local...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST) has called on all Filipino researchers who have proposals related to sustainable food production and climate change resilience to share their research work for the upcoming Meet My Lab x JFS...
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco has underscored the necessity of pouring more investments in information and communications technology to bridge the “digital divide” that has surfaced as a result of the continued devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic. AIPA Conference Velasco aired his view as he...
Senior diplomats from the Philippines, the European Union, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have expressed optimism that despite the challenges posed by geopolitical realities and the COVID-19 pandemic, EU-ASEAN relations are bound to expand and flourish in the coming years....
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and its training arm disclosed on Saturday, August 14, that it is spearheading the establishment of a platform to strengthen local-level cooperation among local government bodies of ASEAN Plus Three (APT) member countries in battling the...
The Philippines has tallied the highest losses in the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region in terms of working hours in 2020, a new study by the International Labour Organization (ILO) said. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) "The Philippines saw the largest working hour...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones called for continuous awareness of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) especially on its 54th anniversary. Education Secretary Leonor Briones (Photo from DepEd) In celebration of the ASEAN Month 2021, Briones also emphasized the importance of the...
The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity on Thursday congratulated the University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB) and its team of researchers following their successful isolation of 30 bacterial species from Mt. Mayon’s volcanic soils that were found to have potential antibiotic and anti-colorectal...