It may seem an ambitious goal for now but Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. expressed optimism Wednesday night, April 28, that the country can vaccinate at least half a million individuals per day beginning in the third quarter of 2021. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo/ Office of the...
The Philippines considers China a "good friend" and would not resort to war over the dispute in the West Philippine Sea, President Duterte declared Wednesday. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a televised address on April 28, 2021 (Malacañang) In a televised address, the President admitted that...
The government is having doubts on whether the Philippines could count on the United States in case of a full-blown conflict in the West Philippine Sea. Chinese vessels spotted at the Julian Felipe Reef on March 27, 2021 (Photo courtesy of National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea)...
Shareholders of Del Monte Philippines, Inc. (DMPI) are planning to raise up to P44 billion through an initial public offering of shares they own that are equivalent to 28.75 percent of the company. Based on the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,publicly-listed...
Cirtek Holdings Philippines Corporation (TECH) reported that its P1 billion commercial paper (CP) offering was more than four times oversubscribed at a time of monetary easing and consecutive rate cuts by central banks both locally and international. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock...
Five universities from across the Philippines have been awarded approximately P12 million ($244,000) worth of grants from the United States government to support their research and innovation and help address the challenges of the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. USAID Mission Director...
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana turned down Wednesday, April 28, the request of China to the Philippines to cease the conduct of maritime exercises in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). "They have no authority or legal basis to prevent us from conducting these exercises within the West Philippine...
The delivery of the initial batch of COVID-19 vaccines "Sputnik V" procured by the government from Russia was delayed "due to logistical challenges," Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. confirmed on Wednesday, April 28 "We would like to inform the public that the expected arrival of 15,000 pilot run doses...
Nearly two months since their first sighting at the Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef, several Chinese ships still remained at the Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal), Kalayaan Island Group (KIG), and Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Reef) amid sustained sovereignty patrols by the national...
Last April 15, Thursday, the Philippines submitted its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This initiative was welcomed by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) but with a reminder to the government that they need to “act...
The arrival of the first batch of Russian-made coronavirus vaccines won't push through this month due to logistical concerns, Malacañang announced Wednesday, April 28. (Photo by Handout / Russian Direct Investment Fund / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The government instead aims to secure the delivery...
House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez on Wednesday rejected China’s proposition for the Philippines to respect Beijing’s sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea, saying it should pull out all its military and civilian vessels in the area because it is not part of their exclusive economic zone...
