President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. made an assurance on Friday that the government will always work to strengthen the Philippines-China ties, as he led the turnover of 20,000 metric tons of urea fertilizer donated by the country’s giant Asian neighbor.
In Photo (From Right to Left): Rafael G. Ayuste Jr., Senior Vice President and Head of BDO Trust received BDO’s Gold Award for Investment Fund Company in the 2023 Reader’s Digest Trusted Brand Awards from Sheron White, Advertising and Retail Director of Reader’s Digest. BDO Unibank also won another Gold for Personal/Consumer Loans and Platinum…
MANILA –Regarded as one of the oldest Filipino surviving journalists, Juan P. Dayang, is launching his first book, a two-part collection of columns entitled ‘Echoes from the Woodwork,’ on June 24, 2023, at the Makati Sports Club. A compilation of column covering two decades, the book provides insights into the most significant Philippine events that…
LEGAZPI CITY – The number of local and foreign visitors arriving in Albay province has lately doubled as many want to witness Mayon Volcano’s increasing volcanic activities. Night photos of the volcano’s glowing summit because of the red-hot lava flowing from the crater have been circulating on social media. On June 8, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) placed Mayon under Alert…
HUANGSHAN CITY, China – Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) deputy secretary general Anna Reboniol said micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) will benefit from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, particularly with government support. “That is one of the objectives of the RCEP — to help MSMEs to go into the mainstream of regional trade, let them…
TORONTO – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported Wednesday the number of displaced children worldwide had hit 43.3 million at the end of last year. “For more than a decade, the number of children forced to flee their homes has risen at an alarming rate, and our global capacity to respond remains under serious strain. The increase…
Newly installed Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said Thursday his administration would focus on the exit plan of the Covid-19 pandemic and strategies to improve the situation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) cases in the country. In a recent televised press briefing, Herbosa said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has instructed him to tackle the rising…
The World Bank has recently approved a US$750 million development policy loan (DPL) for the Philippines to help boost its environmental protection and climate resilience. In a statement, the World Bank said the Philippines’ First Sustainable Recovery Development Policy Loan supports ongoing reforms to attract private investment in renewable energy; enhance plastic waste management through reduction, recovery, and recycling; promote green transport,…
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) remains committed to assist the Philippines in rolling out initiatives for clean energy transition. At the sidelines of the Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) 2023 at the ADB headquarters Wednesday, ADB Principal Energy Specialist David Elzinga said the institution is currently doing a feasibility study for the Philippines under the…
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has highlighted the crucial role the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) plays to hit the Marcos administration’s export targets this year. Recently, the Export Development Council (EDC) launched the Philippine Export Development Plan (PEDP) 2023-2028, which aims to nearly double the country’s export revenues over the next five years. “RCEP utilization is…
