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PBBM THANKS KUWAITI CROWN PRINCE FOR INITIATING TALKS TO NORMALIZE PH-KUWAIT RELATIONS
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. thanked Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal on Friday for his openness to restart negotiations aimed at normalizing the Philippines-Kuwait through an initial meeting of the two countries’ foreign ministers, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Friday. The DFA said that the initial meeting of the two countries’ foreign…
PH, Saudi Arabia agree to enhance cooperation on trade, labor, renewable energy
The Philippines and Saudi Arabia agreed on Friday to enhance trade and investments, labor cooperation and tie-ups on renewable energy, following the bilateral meeting of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman. During the bilateral meeting at the sidelines of the first ASEAN-GCC Summit, Prince Mohammed conveyed…
SAUDI VISIT WAS SUCCESSFUL AND PRODUCTIVE – PBBM
Although the visit to Saudi Arabia was brief, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said that it was a successful and productive one with various engagements accomplished to reaffirm the Philippines’ commitment to the partnership between the GCC and ASEAN countries, as well as to promote the country to prospect investors. In his arrival speech on…
PBBM TO OFWS: YOU RAISE PH STANDING IN INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. assured the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and the Filipino community in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia that their efforts will not go to waste as he acknowledged their contributions for raising the bar high in terms of quality services for which the Philippines is known around the world. In his speech during…
PBBM to OFWs in Saudi: “We will sustain and strengthen the good relationship my father started with Saudi Arabia”
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. assured the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and the Filipino community of the continued bilateral partnership between the Philippines and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a legacy that his father and namesake, former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr., has started in the 1980s. In his speech during his visit to the…
PH BAGS $120-M INVESTMENT, OVER $4.14-B INVESTMENT PLEDGES DURING PBBM’s VISIT TO KSA
Top business companies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have committed investments to the Philippines worth more than $4.26 billion at the sidelines of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s attendance at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations-Gulf Cooperation Council (ASEAN-GCC) Summit in Riyadh. Of the $4.26 billion investments, Philippine business delegation bagged $120 million worth…
ASEAN, GCC ISSUE JOINT STATEMENT PROMOTING PEACE AND SECURITY, ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE, LABOR MOBILITY ISSUES
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. joined other leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Friday in issuing a Joint Statement agreeing on efforts promoting peace and security, addressing climate change and labor mobility issues, promoting free trade and supporting micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The President…
PBBM ASKS GCC COUNTRIES TO ENSURE RELIABLE, SUFFICIENT SUPPLY OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, FERTILIZER
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday asked the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member countries to help Southeast Asian countries ensure the availability of reliable and sufficient supply of petroleum products, as well as fertilizer as the world grapples to weather the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and conflicts in various parts of the globe….
PBBM: DISPLACED OFWS WILL BE PAID
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has assured President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to settle the unpaid wages of more than 10,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were left jobless after their companies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia declared bankruptcy in 2015 and 2016. President Marcos told reporters at the sidelines of his attendance to…
PBBM EXPRESSES OPTIMISM IN RESOLVING LABOR ISSUE WITH KUWAIT FOLLOWING A BILATERAL MEETING WITH KUWAITI CROWN PRINCE
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. expressed optimism Friday that the Philippines and Kuwait will be able to resolve their current labor issue after his brief meeting with Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at the sidelines of the ASEAN-GCC Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. President Marcos said during an interview with the Philippine…