PHL seeking $600-M WB loan
THE PHILIPPINES is seeking a $600-million loan from the World Bank (WB) to support climate resilience efforts and promote green investment.
According to a document...
Study identifying viable sites for offshore wind due in first quarter
A STUDY identifying the most suitable sites for offshore wind projects is expected to be released “very soon,” the US Agency for International Development...
Marcos arrives in Hawaii for visit to US Indo-Pacific Command headquarters
PHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Sunday arrived in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he was expected to have a “capability orientation” amid worsening tensions with China.
Swarm of Chinese militia ships seen off Sabina Shoal, says US think tank
AS MANY as 14 Chinese militia ships entered Sabina Shoal at the weekend after months of waning presence, a US think tank said on...
Duterte told not to sow discord between House, AFP
A CONGRESSMAN on Sunday urged ex-President Rodrigo R. Duterte to stop creating tension between the military and the House of Representatives.
“I respectfully appeal to...
Tentative Gaza deal reached to pause fighting, free hostages
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza/JERUSALEM -— Israel, the United States and Hamas have reached a tentative agreement to free dozens of women and children held hostage...
Ukraine’s Zelensky slaps sanctions on 108 people and 37 Russian groups
LVIV, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelensky has sanctioned 37 Russian groups and 108 people including a former prime minister and a former education minister...
Japanese troops drill on island seen as vulnerable to China
TOKUNOSHIMA, Japan — Japanese marines in amphibious assault vehicles stormed an island beach at the edge of the East China Sea on Sunday in...
China’s Xi offers more investment in South China Sea claimant Brunei
BEIJING - China offered to buy more goods from Brunei and to encourage investment in the Islamic sultanate as President Xi Jinping lauded relations...
BSP keeps policy rate steady at 6.5%
THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) left policy rates unchanged on Thursday as inflation eased in October, but reiterated it was prepared to resume tightening if needed.
Around 80 infrastructure projects to be financed by MIF
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Wednesday said the Philippines is eyeing to finance 80 potential infrastructure projects through the country’s first sovereign wealth fund.
BTr eyes P10 billion from maiden offering of tokenized T-bonds
THE BUREAU of the Treasury seeks to raise P10 billion from the Philippines’ maiden offering of peso-denominated tokenized Treasury bonds (TTBs).
In a notice on...