The attractiveness of the Philippines in terms of renewable energy (RE) investments had climbed notches higher, with the Bloomberg NEF Climate Report ranking it as one of the top five globally.The Philippines had clinched the fourth spot in the Bloomberg NEF report, next to the major markets of...
ZURICH, Switzerland — President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that the Philippines will not give up its claims on the South China Sea, saying that it was one line he would not cross even as it attempts to establish a good relationship with China regarding the disputed...
China said Thursday it will not occupy nor reclaim the uninhabited islands and reefs of the Spratly Islands as it maintains that it "always abides" by a declaration it agreed on with Southeast Asian countries.
Mao Ning, spokesperson of China's Foreign Ministry, said in a press conference that...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has called out China for its supposedly continuous reclamation activities in the unoccupied features in the South China Sea as they violate the existing agreement on the contested water.
DFA issued on Tuesday night a statement following the release of a...
Human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno expressed dismay on Saturday, Jan. 29, over the Bloomberg survey that ranked the Philippines at the bottom on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) resilience.
Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (Photo from Diokno’s campaign team)
Diokno, a senatorial...
Malacañang has urged financial and media company Bloomberg to look at a country's economic growth when measuring resilience as this was supposedly the best indicator of resilience amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Photo from The Cabinet Secretariat...
The government must address issues in its national vaccination program such as brand preference, vaccine hesitancy, access to vaccines in far-flung areas, lack of manpower, and other logistical problems, senatorial aspirant and human rights lawyer Chel Diokno said on Thursday, Dec. 2.
Human...
Despite the Philippines' stagnant coronavirus disease (COVID-19) resilience ranking, Malacañang believes that the new measures enforced in November enabled the country to "effectively manage COVID-19 risks while providing for an environment conducive to economic growth".
Thousands of Zamboanga...
The spokesperson of Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, October 31, said the administration should not be critical of the Bloomberg COVID Resilience Ranking of the best and worst places to be amid the pandemic.
(Vice Presidential spokesman Barry Gutierrez/Facebook)
The Philippines remained...
An official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) branded as ‘unfair’ the Bloomberg report that highlighted the country as being the ‘worst to be’ in the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
“In the (COVID-19 response) recovery cluster, we talked about...
If it's any consolation, the Philippines isn't technically the worst in the world when it comes to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) resilience.
Social realism artists Sim Tolentino, Bryan Barrios, and Moks--collectively known as the Simbbmoks--render a mural on the wall of the Columban Mission...
A local watchman installs a warning sign on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, placing a street in Parañaque City under granular lockdown. (Photo by Ali Vicoy)
The country’s response against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has already “improved,” the Department of Health (DOH) said-...