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…

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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…

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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…

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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….

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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…

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Futures thinking, innovative solutions underscored during reg’l STI week in Iligan

The Department of Science and Technology conducts the 2023 Regional Science, Technology, and Innovation Week (RSTW) sa Amihanang Mindanao at the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT), Iligan City on October 11-13. In the effort of carrying across the significance of science, technology, and innovation in forging a strongly-rooted, comfortable, and secure future for…

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PH, SAUDI INK OVER $4.26-B INVESTMENT AGREEMENT DURING PBBM’s VISIT

The Philippine business delegation signed an investment agreement worth more than $4.26 billion with Saudi business leaders on Thursday 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 Saudi Arabia. President Marcos said during the roundtable meeting with business leaders that more…

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