Vice President Sara Duterte hit the government anew for having “no stability at all” amid massive reports of corruption in infrastructure projects and the continuous politicking and posturing for the 2028 elections. “Oh, definitely, there is no stability at all with regard to our government...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. held a meeting with Japanese Defense Minister Nakatani Gen ahead of the entry into force of the Philippines-Japan Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) on Thursday, Sept. 11. Teodoro held a bilateral defense dialogue with Gen on the...
The Philippines is confident that its relations with Japan will remain strong despite the resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after two major election defeats. “We don’t comment on Japan’s internal affairs,” Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesperson Angelica...
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) spearheaded the ringing of the Peace Bell in Quezon City on Monday, Sept. 1, to signal the start of the 21st National Peace Consciousness Month, even as tensions in the peace process with the Moro Islamic Liberation...
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) said it has yet to receive an updated offer from Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) for its proposed acquisition of the government’s 50-percent stake in Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX). BCDA President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)...
Vice President Sara Duterte will be in Japan next month for a gathering organized by the Filipino community there. In an interview in The Hague, Netherlands, the Vice President confirmed her next schedule with overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), who she has been meeting with in the past several...
The donation of new forensic equipment from Japan will bolster the country’s capacity to uphold justice and human rights, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said. Japan Ministry of Justice 's donation was not only a "clinical moment" but both a gesture of compassion and a boost to the...
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday proposed an economic zone connecting the Indian Ocean to Africa as the country seeks to play a greater role in the African continent while America 's presence there decreases and China 's...
By Jinggoy I. Salvador What draws tourists to Nagasaki? To see Ground Zero? This one tragic event that befell the city seems to be synonymous with its name, and yes, that draws in the crowd, most often for a side trip—a day tour— from Fukuoka. Nagasaki today is far from what its dark past was...
Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman has assured that big-ticket foreign-assisted programs and projects will no longer suffer from delays, given the budget cover included in the proposed 2026 spending plan of the national government. For its part, aid agency Japan International Cooperation Agency...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Tuesday, Aug. 12, dismissed China’s claim that the Philippines was at fault for the recent collision between two Chinese vessels near Bajo de Masinloc in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), saying he would not dignify what he...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is set to ramp up joint activities with the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) as the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) between Manila and Tokyo comes into force in September. Speaking at the ceremonial exchange of notes for the RAA’s entry into force at...
