Easing expats’ transition into the country
WITH the increased interest in the Philippines as an investment destination, the country has seen a rapid rise in the number of expatriates working in the country.
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WITH the increased interest in the Philippines as an investment destination, the country has seen a rapid rise in the number of expatriates working in the country.
THE Chilean Embassy announced that it has started bilateral talks with the Philippines, with the aim of expanding trade relations between the two sides.
A SENATOR on Friday pressed the administration to expedite the evaluation of the recommendation to award the Medal of Valor to some, if not all, of the 44 Special Action Force (SAF) troopers killed, as well as the survivors in the January 29 Mamasapano Massacre.
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Diplomacy Kristie A. Kenney will award certificates to 66 English Access Microscholarship Program scholars from Signal Village National High School (SVNHS) in Taguig City on Thursday.
THE Senate Committee on Public Works on Tuesday approved nine bills from the House of Representatives.
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Catherine Russell will travel to Manila, from September 14 to 18, to lead the US delegation to Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) meetings on women and the economy.
AN exhibit of gold artifacts discovered in Butuan was kicked off with a gala benefit dinner that celebrated the rich culture and history of precolonial Philippines on September 10 at the Asia Society in New York City. The exhibit, called Philippine Gold: Treasures of Forgotten Kingdoms, was opened in the presence of 200 guests and dignitaries, including Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia Jr., Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr. and Philippine Consul General in New York Mario L. de Leon Jr.
TO most of the Filipinos, the perceived control of a limited few on the country’s economy and politics has been the main hindrance in elevating and improving the lives of our countrymen.
THE Bureau of Customs on Friday collected P85,000 in duties and taxes from a Filipino traveler whose balikbayan box yielded undeclared assorted timepieces, toiletries and shoes.
DESPITE hefty budget increases every year, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has failed to curb criminality because it undertakes programs outside its mandate, the camp of Vice President Jejomar C. Binay said on Wednesday.
TERMINAL 4 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) on Tuesday night was flooded during the sudden downpour which affected many parts of Metro Manila, and delayed the departure and arrival of four Zest Air flights.
The Philippines is ready to help in the ongoing refugee crisis in Europe, since the country is signatory to the international convention on refugees, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Tuesday.
Five hundred thirty-three Filipinos were among the 1,400 recent graduates from Asia, Africa and South America of the Agrostudies On-the-Job Training (OJT) Program in Haifa, Israel.
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AS the Senate deliberates on the proposed Bangsamoro basic law, Sen. Loren Legarda said the government should also resume peace negotiations with the National Democratic Front (NDF).
The Philippines and Vietnam will sign the two countries’ strategic partnership agreement, possibly during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) meeting in Manila in November, according to Foreign Secretary Albert F. del Rosario and Vietnamese Ambassador Duong Truong Trieu on Wednesday night.
THE Philippine Consulate General, in partnership with the New York chapter of the Knights of Rizal, hosted a forum on the Bangsamoro basic law (BBL) with former Chief Justice Hilario G. Davide Jr. at the Kalayaan Hall of the Philippine Center on August 20.
A PASSENGER bound for Davao City allegedly tried to commit suicide at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) Terminal 3, after he was off-loaded from his flight on Saturday.
WITH a little more than a week before the Azkals-Uzbeks match on September 8, movie industry personalities have joined the call for Filipinos to support the national men’s football team as it guns for its third straight victory in the ongoing qualifiers for the Russia 2018 World Cup.
The United States Embassy for International Development (USAID) in Manila will hold a forum on the “Economic Rights of Persons with Disabilities” on Tuesday.
THE enactment of a bill declaring smuggling of agricultural products as economic sabotage will send the signal that the government is bent on curbing smuggling in the country, Sen. Cynthia Villar said on Monday.
THE camp of Vice President Jejomar C. Binay slammed the Aquino administration for misleading the public and claiming that there are no budget cuts for state universities and colleges (SUCs).
Senate President Franklin M. Drilon expressed concern on Tuesday about the country’s ability to meet its target economic growth this year, which, he said, is being dragged down by what continues to be an “alarming” trend of government underspending.
Vice President Jejomar C. Binay on Friday said that existing income-tax brackets must be adjusted to current inflation rates, as he called for reforms in the country’s taxation scheme.
THE Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) would be able to accommodate more flights by next year as regular runway closures will be reduced every week.
A NEOPHYTE senator has warned that economic losses due to heavy traffic in Metro Manila could balloon to P6 billion a day, from the current P2.4 billion, by 2030.
Four Filipinos working in Saudi Arabia were reported to have contracted the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (Mers-CoV) and are now confined in a Riyadh hospital to receive the best possible health care.
The Philippines and Mexico have signed a new and expanded intellectual property (IP) cooperation agreement that aims to boost trade and transfer of innovation between the two countries.
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