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25K retailers in NCR to get aid amid rice price cap
September 6, 2023, 7:09 pm Updated on September 6, 2023, 8:06 pm
MANILA – Around 25,000 retailers in Metro Manila alone can receive assistance from the government amid the implementation of rice price ceilings, a trade official on Wednesday said. During the Laging Handa public briefing, Department of Trade and Industry Assistant Secretary Agaton Teodoro Uvero… Read More
Rules-based approach on SCS row shows PH commitment to UNCLOS
September 6, 2023, 6:46 pm
MANILA – Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Wednesday backed President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s call during the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Indonesia for the regional bloc to unite in fostering rules-based order to preserve peace and defuse tension in… Read More
PBBM gets US$22-M investment pledges from top Indonesian firms
September 6, 2023, 5:46 pm
MANILA – The Philippines’ capacity to manufacture animal vaccines as well as improve on artificial intelligence (AI) and digital connectivity got a boost after President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday received some USD22 million worth of investment pledges from Indonesian investors. The… Read More
PBBM calls for increased climate action commitment
September 6, 2023, 10:24 am
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has encouraged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-member states to motivate developing countries to firm up their climate action commitments. He made the call during his intervention at Tuesday's plenary of the ongoing 43rd ASEAN Summit… Read More
ASEAN summit great opportunity to draw in more business to PH
September 5, 2023, 7:42 pm
MANILA – House of Representatives Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez said Tuesday the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia is eyed as a great opportunity for President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to boost trade and investment between the Philippines and the association’s member countries.… Read More
Farmers, fisherfolk support rice price cap
September 5, 2023, 7:33 pm
MANILA – Key stakeholders from the agriculture sector in Mimaropa and Eastern Visayas regions have expressed their support on the issuance of Executive Order (EO) No. 39 by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., which sets price ceilings on rice in the whole country. EO 39, signed by the President… Read More
PBBM urges heightened commitment to climate action
September 5, 2023, 7:26 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. urged member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to call on developing countries to strengthen their commitment to climate action. In his intervention Tuesday during the plenary of the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia,… Read More
PBBM announces PH 2026 ASEAN hosting
September 5, 2023, 7:04 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday expressed the Philippines’ readiness to chair the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in 2026, promising to fortify the foundations of the bloc’s community-building and steer it towards a new chapter. “It is my… Read More
PBBM in Indonesia for 43rd ASEAN Summit
September 4, 2023, 10:38 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. arrived in Jakarta, Indonesia Monday to attend the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Summits.The presidential plane touched down at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport at 6 p.m. (7 p.m., PH time).The President is… Read More
PBBM means serious business vs. rice hoarding, smuggling
September 4, 2023, 7:19 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday vowed that the government will continue to go after rice smugglers and hoarders, said to be behind the recent spike in rice prices. "Patuloy po ang ating magiging kampanya sa paghuhuli ng mga smuggler, sa paghuhuli sa mga hoarder, tuloy-tuloy… Read More
PBBM vows to advance PH priorities in 43rd ASEAN Summit
September 4, 2023, 5:13 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday vowed to advance the country's interests in the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Summits which will be held in Indonesia from Sept. 5 to 7. Marcos departed for Indonesia on Monday to attend the ASEAN… Read More
43rd ASEAN Summit FM’s Meeting emphasizes unity, inclusiveness
September 4, 2023, 2:17 pm
JAKARTA – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting of the 43rd ASEAN summit convened here on Monday, with an emphasis on the region’s unity and inclusiveness. "We are all aware of many difficult circumstances in the region. But we cannot allow them to… Read More
Freeing ASEAN from US dollar reliance
September 1, 2023, 5:46 pm
JAKARTA – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), currently chaired by Indonesia, is stepping up efforts to intensify regional cooperation in promoting the use of local currencies in cross-border transactions. At the 10th Meeting of ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank… Read More
PBBM to push for joint ASEAN statement on China’s recent actions
August 31, 2023, 1:46 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will be making a big push for the issuance of a joint statement of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on China’s recent actions in the South China Sea (SCS) and release of its 2023 standard map, an official of the Department of Foreign… Read More
DFA: Marcos to visit Vietnam in 2024
August 2, 2023, 2:05 pm
MANILA — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will go on a state visit to Vietnam in January 2024 as the two nations seek to reinvigorate their strategic partnership formed in 2015.In his opening remarks for the 10th Philippine-Vietnam Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation meeting on… Read More
Adhere to UNCLOS to earn PH's trust: Teodoro to China
June 8, 2023, 6:46 pm
MANILA – China should adhere to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to earn the Philippines' trust, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. said on Thursday. Teodoro made the statement in a Palace briefing when sought for reaction to the supposed contradiction in China's… Read More
PNP assures security for FIBA World Cup 2023 this August
June 1, 2023, 3:07 pm
MANILA – The Philippine National Police is fully prepared to secure the country’s hosting of the 19th Edition of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Basketball World Cup 2023 this August, PNP chief Gen. Benjamin C. Acorda Jr. said Thursday. In a statement, Acorda said the PNP will… Read More
Australia to ASEAN: Consider rights of 3rd parties in COC talks
May 17, 2023, 5:38 pm
MANILA – Australia on Wednesday renewed calls for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to negotiate a Code of Conduct (COC) on the South China Sea that would not impact the rights of outside parties. While Australia is a non-claimant state, visiting Australian Foreign Minister… Read More
PH tourism to peak with WHO downgrade of Covid-19
May 16, 2023, 4:05 pm
MANILA – The Department of Tourism (DOT) said Tuesday the country will now chart its way "forward" in terms of tourism development as the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the end of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) global health emergency. Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco, in a… Read More
MinDA supports PBBM’s push for ‘nano’ businesses
May 15, 2023, 4:49 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has expressed its support to the call of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to advance “nano” businesses as emerging economic drivers in the subregion.In a statement Monday, MinDA chair and Philippine Signing Minister for Brunei… Read More
