Approved foreign investments jumped last year amid improving economic condition despite the prolonged pandemic, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) revealed. Based on the PSA report on Tuesday, Feb. 15, total foreign investments reached P192.34 billion from January to December last...
The Philippine Embassy in Amman, Jordan has reminded the Association of Jordanian Recruitment Agencies (AJRA) to ensure that mechanisms are in place to protect and promote the rights of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Photo from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Philippine Ambassador to...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reminded the public to claim their passports as it announced that after March 1, it will cancel and dispose of passports scheduled for release until January 2021. (FILE PHOTO/JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, The Department of Foreign Affairs -...
The government's pandemic task force approved on Thursday, Feb. 10, the proposal to accept COVID-19 vaccine certificates from Brazil, Israel, South Korea, and Timor Leste as proof of inoculation. A passenger walks with luggage at the arrivals hall of Tokyo's Haneda international airport on January...
With the country accepting foreign nationals anew, Malacañang is confident that a surge in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases can be avoided if both tourists and locals will follow the minimum health standards set to prevent the spread of the virus. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Malacañang...
The government’s pandemic task force has decided to allow foreign spouses and children of Filipino citizens to enter the Philippines without the need to present the required outbound ticket, Malacañang announced. PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the statement as...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the reopening of the Philippines to foreign travel today, Feb. 10, 2022, but said more needs to be done. 64928 "IATA welcomes the border opening by the Philippines to fully vaccinated travellers," Philip Goh, IATA's Regional Vice President...
The Philippine economy will receive a boost from increased foreign investments as a result of the newly-amended 1936 Public Service Act (PSA). House Committee on Economic Affairs Chairperson AAMBIS-OWA Party-list Rep. Sharon Garin made this assurance as she noted that the law now allows up to 100...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the recently approved amendments to retail trade liberalization law along with other economic loosening initiatives will support the continued recovery of trade and economic activity in the country. Finance Undersecretary Gil S. Beltran said the nearly a quarter...
The government's pandemic task force has updated the arrival protocols initially set for foreigners who want to enter the Philippines for business and tourism purposes starting February 10, 2022. The Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the country’s main gateway. (Photo from PNA) Based on...
Environmental groups EcoWaste Coalition (EWC) and Greenpeace Southeast Asia-Philippines (Greenpeace) have urged President Duterte to rush the government's ratification of the Basel Convention Ban Amendment which seeks to prohibit foreign waste dumping in the country. (Photo from EcoWaste Coalition)...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat has assured to closely monitor the compliance of tourism establishments with health and safety protocol as the agency is gearing up for the country's reopening to foreign leisure travelers next week. PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN "We...
