PBBM says Japan investment pledges in February to generate at least 9,700 jobs
Over 9,700 jobs were already generated from the realized investments pledges, which were announced by Japanese companies last February.
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Over 9,700 jobs were already generated from the realized investments pledges, which were announced by Japanese companies last February.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. said he was able to secure the commitment of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for an early conclusion of the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA).
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said the country is now eyeing to expand its share in the $2.6-trillion global creative market through partnerships with Japanese firms.
THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Sunday expressed its condolences on the passing of Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Alhamad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The 86-year old Kuwaiti leader passed away last Saturday.
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. was unable to sign the P5.77-trillion 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA) before flying to Japan to attend the 50th Anniversary of Asean-Japan Relations in Tokyo, Japan.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said the country would have sufficient water supply until the first quarter of next year when the impact of El Niño is expected to intensify.
As 65 out of the country’s 82 provinces are projected to suffer drought in the coming months due to El Niño, the government has updated its mitigation measures to cope with the projected lower rainfall next year, according to the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).
Unfazed by the looming transport strike calling for the extension for the franchise “consolidation” period of public utility vehicles (PUV), President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. said the government will keep the December 31 deadline.
“Reawakened trenches’ that have been inactive for long periods are causing the recent frequent earthquakes in Mindanao, according to the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).
Workers can look forward to a longer Christmas weekend after President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. declared December 26 as a special non-working holiday.
LAWMAKERS at the weekend slammed the latest water cannon attacks on Philippine vessels in separate incidents at the Bajo de Masinloc and Ayungin Shoal.
THE House of Representatives (HOR) is now studying moving out of Quezon City and into in BGC, Taguig City, to “fast track legislative efforts.”
A lawmaker from Quezon City has called on Congress to look into the government’s readiness on the potential power disruption during the dry spell from the intensifying impact of El Niño in the coming months.
OVERSEAS Filipino workers (OFWs) will now be able to invest their hard-earned end-of-service benefits in the United Arab Emirates, according to the Department of Migrants Workers (DMW).
CANADA has pledged $5.3 billion to help plug the country’s “climate finance gap,” Malacañang announced last Wednesday.
A CATHOLIC church service on Sunday at the gymnasium of the Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi was ripped apart by an explosion believed caused by “foreign terrorists,” killing at least four people and wounding 27 others, prompting President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to order the deployment of additional police and troops to help secure Mindanao.
DAVAO CITY and Manila—A shallow but strong earthquake occurred offshore Surigao del Sur in the Pacific Ocean, rocking most of eastern Mindanao and eastern Visayas late Saturday night.
A lawmaker announced last Sunday he is “strongly” supporting the proposal of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on the immediate implementation of the “loss and damage” fund (LDF), which provides financial support to economies like the Philippines that are grappling with the severe impacts of climate change.
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. said the government will try to negotiate with captors of the 17 Filipino seafarers, who were taken hostage in the Red Sea.
The chief executive disclosed this will be the main task of the high-level delegation which he will dispatch to the Middle East to help secure the release of the sailors, who were among 25 crewmen of the Galaxy Leader, a chemical tanker seized by Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
“That is why we formed the delegation, which will be sent to speak with their (Filipino sailors) captors so they can go home,” Marcos said in a video message released by Malacañang on Thursday evening.
He earlier said he will dispatch a high-level delegation to Tehran, Iran to help the affected Filipino sailors.
The President decided to cancel his trip to the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) to oversee government efforts to assist the captured Filipinos.
He apologized to the Filipinos community, which he was supposed to meet in Dubai for his sudden decision to forgo his trip.
“So probably you will understand that we will prioritize this because we need to ensure the security of our citizens.” Marcos said.
The chief executive vowed to make it up to the Filipino community in Dubai in his future official trips abroad.
CONCERNED over the safety of 17 Filipino seafarers taken hostage in the Red Sea, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. cancelled his scheduled trip this week to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attend the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28).
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has declared the last working day of every November as “National Bike-to-Work-Day” for the goal of accelerating the mainstreaming of cycling.
CONCERNED over the safety of 17 Filipino seafarers taken hostage in the Red Sea, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. cancelled his scheduled trip this week to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attend the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28).
In his X account (formerly Twitter), the chief executive announced he will no longer push through with his COP28 participation.
“In light of important developments in the hostage situation involving 17 Filipino seafarers in the Red Sea, I have made the decision not to attend COP28 in Dubai tomorrow,” Marcos announced an hour before his scheduled flight.
Malacañang has yet to elaborate on the new development concerning the Filipino seafarers as of press time.
Instead, the President said he will convene a meeting to dispatch a high-level delegation to Tehran, Iran to help the affected Filipino sailors. Iran is believed to be a key backer of the Houthi rebels in Yemen, which has been wracked by civil war. The Houthis boarded the Filipinos’ vessel, Galaxy Leader, which they apparently mistook as Israeli-owned.
He gave assurances that his administration is “doing all it can to ensure the safety” of the affected seafarers.
Marcos tasked Environment Secretary Ma. Antonio Yulo-Loyzaga to lead the Philippine delegates at the COP28 “and articulate the country’s statement” on his behalf.
During the event, the President was supposed to deliver a speech calling on the international community to honor their commitments related to climate change, particularly financing.
Last week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed that a Houthi armed group in Yemen hijacked the cargo vessel, Galaxy Leader, in the Red Sea.
Of the 25 crew members of the ship, 17 are Filipinos.
DFA said the abducted Filipinos were safe and were able to talk to their families last week.
It said it was coordinating with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and foreign governments to help secure the release of the affected sailors.
THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has created a hotline to provide aid to the over 10,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFW), who were displaced in 2015 and 2016 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and have yet to get their entitlements.
FOLLOWING the government’s successful implementation of domestic climate financing, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said he will push for the creation of a similar scheme at a global level during the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this week.
AS Israel and Hamas extended their truce, 12 more hostages—including a Filipino-Israeli woman—were released from captivity on Tuesday night (Wednesday morning Philippine time).
Mainstreaming new farming technology to increase the production of rice and other food items is the focus of the Philippine Rice Research Institute’s (PhilRice) Strategic Plan 2023-2028, according to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
AS Israel and Hamas extended their truce, 12 more hostages – including a Filipino-Israeli woman – were released from captivity on Tuesday night (Wednesday morning Philippine time).
To keep the momentum for economic growth, the Department of Finance (DOF) is pushing for the passage before yearend of three revenue bills which will help the government generate P32 billion.
THE Department of Finance (DOF) said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is expected to sign the P5.77-trillion 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA) before flying to Japan next month.
FOUR years since its termination under the Duterte administration, peace talks between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and representatives of the 54-year-old armed insurgency movement has been revived with the signing of the Oslo Joint Communiqué.
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