The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has protested China’s dangerous maneuvers against Philippines vessels that eventually led to collisions in the Philippine waters and summoned the latter’s top diplomat in Manila to seek for an explanation. However, Chinese Ambassador to the...
Government borrowing declined in August with fewer loans borrowed from local lenders, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. According to the Bureau of the Treasury, government borrowing in August amounted to P124.06 billion, lower by 7 percent than the P133.34 billion recorded in the same...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Sunday, Oct. 22, that crisis alert level 3, voluntary repatriation, has been raised in Lebanon amid the Israel-Hamas violence in the region. In this picture taken during a media tour organised by the Israeli military, an Israeli soldier...
Filipinos in Gaza would have to wait for a while as the Gaza-Egypt border has yet to open amid the violence that erupted there between Hamas and Israel, an official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Saturday, Oct. 21. Smoke billows from the Gaza's Rafah border crossing Egypt during...
President Marcos has arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations - Gulf Cooperation Council (ASEAN-GCC) Summit. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) The plane carrying Marcos and the Philippine delegation landed at 12:56...
Thousands of Filipinos in southern Lebanon and northern Israel have been cautioned against possible escalation of hostilities between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters as fears ran high that the war waged by Israel against Hamas in Gaza would spread. Around 2,700 Filipinos in southern...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (center) (Rep. Salo's office) The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) must exhaust all diplomatic means to expedite the opening of a humanitarian corridor for Filipinos trapped in the Gaza Strip due to the raging Israel-Hamas conflict. ...
Senator Raffy Tulfo said on Thursday, Oct. 19 that the Philippine government will do everything in its power to ensure the safe repatriation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Israel amid its war with Hamas. “May mga ayuda ring ibibigay para sa mga nakabalik na sa bansa at scholarship mula...
Foreign investments approved by Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) investment promotion agencies since the start of the administration of President Marcos has reached P1.4 trillion, Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo Pascual said. Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo Pascual (Photo from...
Germany and Japan are the top foreign investors in the Philippines from January to September this year, a Cabinet official said. (Photo courtesy of PCO) Trade Undersecretary Ceferino Rodolfo said Germany has the biggest investment pledges with 80 percent of the P427-billion foreign...
Civil Service Commission (Facebook) The Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced that the next Career Service Examination (CSE) for Foreign Service Officer (FSO) will be held on Jan. 28, 2024. CSC said the application deadline for this examination is Oct. 20. The CSE-FSO is administered jointly by...
An official of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said on Tuesday, Oct. 17, that President Marcos is keen to maximize the potentials and benefits of his administration’s green lanes for strategic investments to pave the way for more local and foreign investments to the country. President...
