Philippines, New Zealand to level up bilateral relations
THE Philippines and New Zealand have agreed to forge a Comprehensive Partnership by 2026 to mark the 60th year of bilateral relations between the two Pacific nations.
`
THE Philippines and New Zealand have agreed to forge a Comprehensive Partnership by 2026 to mark the 60th year of bilateral relations between the two Pacific nations.
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) said it seized P218.48 million worth of suspected shabu initially declared as “machinery muffler” from Zimbabwe last April 17 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia).
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. ordered the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and local government units (LGU) to defer the imposition of penalties for e-bikes, e-trikes, and other similar vehicles running on certain main roads and thoroughfares. The grace period is for a month.
THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) remains undaunted by the recent depreciation of the peso as well as the rise in oil prices due to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
THIRTY-ONE power plants in Luzon and Visayas are still on shutdown while eight more are still running on de-rated capacity, prompting the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to place the grids on yellow alert on Wednesday.
THE Asian economy as a whole is projected to grow by 4 percent in 2024 amid trade disruptions, climate change and persisting inequalities, among others, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s (Unctad) Trade and development report.
THE Philippines is on track to become a trillion-dollar economy by 2033 as it is seen to be well-positioned for an investment-led boom, according to BMI, a Fitch Solutions Company.
NEW Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will arrive in the country on Thursday for an official visit.
THE Philippines has $51 billion worth of unrealized export potential for electronic equipment alone, data from the International Trade Centre (ITC) platform showed.
THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said there were no Filipino casualties from the severe floods which hit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) earlier this week.
AMENDING certain economic provisions in the 1987 Constitution would give certitude and confidence to potential investors in the country and would stir healthy competition among businesses, according to economists and former members of the Philippines’ economic team.
THE Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) said its officials signed a deal with the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP) in a bid to “better protect the public against counterfeit drugs and build a local environment that encourages more affordable medicines and for quality healthcare innovations.”
AN environmentalist think tank released a report on Wednesday citing three high-potential offshore wind (OSW) development zones in the country.
THE Philippines is asking Tehran for permission to meet the four Filipino seafarers of a container ship which Iran commandos seized from Strait of Hormuz last Saturday.
Basic Energy Corp. (BEC) has tapped the technical expertise of Japan-based Renova Inc. to develop the 50-megawatt (MW) wind power project in Batangas.
THE Office of the Ombudsman has received another complaint against Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Prospero “Popoy” De Vera III in connection with the alleged unaccounted P10.3-billion higher educational development fund allocated for the free tuition and living allowance of government scholars.
DAVAO CITY—Four Davao politicians remained silent about their expulsion from the Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP), the dominant political party in the Davao Region identified with Vice President Sara Duterte.
FOLLOWING his participation in the 20th Kesong Puti Festival and distribution of assistance to displaced workers, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go joined the ‘Malasakit sa Kooperatiba’ event on Monday, April 15, in cooperation with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA), in Sta. Cruz, Laguna.
BAGUIO CITY—The Supreme Court has ruled that the Commission on Elections erred in disqualifying Smartmatic-TIM Corporation from participating in the bidding process for the P17.9-billion Automated Election System (AES) contract for the 2025 national and local elections.
Planning for a home refresh this summer? As temperature rises, so do the savings at OUR HOME SM Mall of Asia on its 5-Day Sale from April 17-21!
The Commission on Election (Comelec) is now eyeing to remove barangay certificates as part of its voter registration requirement due to the document’s lack of necessary details, which includes the age of applicants.
Romania wants to open its doors to more Filipino professionals through a new labor cooperation agreement with the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW).
(UPDATED) The Luzon grid may experience tight power supply in May, particularly from May 13 to 26, potentially leading to yellow alerts due to El Nino, a Manila-based think tank said Tuesday. This, as Luzon and the Visayas grids were placed on red alert on Tuesday.
WHILE the Philippine economy is expected to post faster growth this year, the jobless rate is also expected to increase in 2024 and 2025, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
SINGAPORE is eyeing to buy carbon credits from the Philippines as part of its international commitment to mitigate climate change.
ECONOMISTS from the Foundation for Economic Freedom Inc. said it is high time for the Philippines to “try solving the problem” after the country has already spent “100 years of solitude” from Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs).
THE Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday said that P23.4 billion is still needed to pay for 4.3 million claims for the Public Health Emergency Benefits and Allowances (HEA and Covid-19 Sickness and Death Compensation).
THE Philippine financial system’s total resources increased in February this year on the back of higher resources among universal and commercial banks (UKBs), according to the latest data released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
FOLLOWING the recent “detention” of the container ship MSC Aries and its crew, including four Filipinos, by Iranian authorities as it passed the Strait of Hormuz, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is now pushing for the classification of the waterway as a “high-risk area” (HRA).
Input your search keywords and press Enter.