Around $88 million worth of foreign investments are expected to materialize within the year, Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo Pascual announced. (RTVM Screenshot) "The number that we expect to materialize in 2023 will total around $88 million – maliit pa ‘no (that's still small),"...
Not all foreign investment offers to the Philippines will materialize, Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo Pascual said on Wednesday, July 12. DTI Secretary Alfredo Pascual (RTVM Screenshot) In a Palace briefing, Pascual explained that significant investments take time to implement, while some may...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. was able to come up with definite and clear foreign policy in his first year in office, a political analyst said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and US President Joe Biden during the bilateral meeting at the Oval Office inside the White House in...
Filipinos may soon visit junta-ruled Myanmar after the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) decided to lower the alert level status it had imposed in the said country since May 2021, an official said. *Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega (ANC/YouTube screenshot)* In an...
Meeting the leaders of the world's "super powers" kept President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s first year in office eventful. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and US President Joe Biden during the bilateral meeting at the Oval Office inside the White House in Washington D.C. on May 01,...
Some senators thumbed up President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. efforts to bring investor confidence in the Philippines during his first year in Malacañang. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot) Senate President Pro...
Senators have expressed confusion and concern as to why the United States (US) government has chosen the Philippines as the country to temporarily house their allies from Afghanistan. Sen. Imee Marcos leads the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs' inquiry into the United States government's...
Senators are seeking immediate answers into the purported proposal of the United States to allow some Afghanistan nationals to temporarily stay in the Philippines. This, after the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, headed by Sen. Imelda “Imee” Marcos, has set a public hearing on the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, June 14 said he is optimistic that the bill seeking to provide a value added tax (VAT) refund for non-resident tourists would be would approved on third and final reading by the Senate when it resumes regular sessions next month. Gatchalian, chairman of the...
Senator Imee Marcos, on Friday, June 9, urged newly appointed Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro and National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año to shed light on a request by the United States to grant some Afghans special immigrant status in the Philippines. Marcos, chairperson of the Senate...
Despite citing the importance of [working with other countries](https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/7/pbbm-tells-ph-envoys-seek-new-trade-security-partners), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. reminded Filipino envoys that the Philippines must not side with any country in terms of foreign policy....
As the government continues to deal with the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. asked Filipino ambassadors to continue looking for "non-traditional" partners in trade, security, and defense to benefit the country....
