The Value-Added Tax (VAT) Refund Program for foreign tourists, which was recently approved by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., is a welcome development. The program, which is set for implementation in 2024, is among the proposals the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) presented to Marcos to...
The public can expect several deals to be signed between Filipino and Japanese businessmen as President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. ensures to court more foreign investors for the country, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate)...
The Philippines and Japan are set to sign seven agreements covering different areas of cooperation during President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s official working visit to Tokyo from Feb. 8 to 12, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is exerting its efforts to repatriate all Filipinos who crossed borders into various Southeast Asian nations to work as crypto scammers, including the 25-year-old Filipina who posed as a tourist going to Thailand. Ma. Teresita Daza, DFA spokesperson, said...
More than 600 individuals will be taking the Career Service Examination for Foreign Service Officer (CSE-FSO), the Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced on Friday, Jan. 27. (Photo courtesy of CSC) In a statement, the agency stated that a total of 643 individuals will take the Career Service...
The public must be "objective" in looking at President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s foreign trips as most of his trips "are really important," Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel "Babe" Romualdez said Thursday. In fact, there were also other Philippine presidents who used to travel a...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, January 24 expressed hope that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. would find more time to priotize addressing the country’s domestic issues this year, 2023. Hontiveros made the suggestion as she weighs in on the President’s frequent trips abroad to...
P​resident Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Monday shrugged off criticisms of his successive foreign trips as he said it is a matter that could stand scrutiny. Reacting to those who are criticizing him for the cost of his numerous trips abroad, Marcos only said: "There will be...
After his eight foreign trips, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said he will be reducing his trips abroad for the rest of the year. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos arrive from Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 21, 2023. (Noel Pabalate) He, however,...
The Philippines is hosting a two-day dialogue with the US to discuss current challenges being faced by both countries and come up with ways to resolve them. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Department of National Defense (DND) are co-hosting the 10th Bilateral Strategic Dialogue...
An official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has called out a Ukrainian diplomat for telling members of the Philippine press that the government is not responding to Ukraine's request for a phone talk between President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Ukrainian President Volodymyr...
The Department of Information and Technology (DICT) warned subscribers on Wednesday, Jan. 11 not to have any ideas of providing false information when registering their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) for they will be inevitably caught. SIM Registration This was according to DICT Spokesperson and...