Marcos likely to embrace more allies in West amid worsening Chinese ties
PHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. is expected to further embrace western nations as China steps up its expansionist activities to boost its sluggish economy, political analysts said at the weekend.
Analysts say Senate likely to block House push to change 1987 Constitution
THE SENATE is likely to block a proposal to lift foreign ownership limits through changes to the 1987 Consitution, according to political analysts, just like it did in the past.
Cut ‘red tape’ for investment pledges to materialize, experts tell PHL gov’t
THE PHILIPPINE Government, under President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., should make good on its vow to cut bureaucratic “red tape” and corruption to ensure investment pledges are implemented without delay, experts said at the weekend.
MPIC, CCC vow climate action
METRO Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) partnered with the Climate Change Commission (CCC) to address climate change and promote climate resilience in the country.
The partnership...
Beneco secures power for 1 year
BAGUIO CITY — The Benguet Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Beneco) secured an Emergency Power Supply Agreement (EPSA) with a unit of San Miguel Global Power...
SC junks judge’s clemency request
THE PHILIPPINE Supreme Court (SC) denied a judicial clemency request filed by a municipal trial court judge earlier found guilty of indirect contempt for...
Local terrorists kill 4 soldiers
COTABATO CITY — Four Filipino soldiers were killed in an ambush on Sunday morning by Dawlah Islamiya gunmen in Maguindanao del Sur province in...
PHL looks into Vietnam education
THE PHILIPPINES plans on studying and adopting Vietnam’s education spending practices and teaching methods to boost the global performance of Filipino students, a senator...
President Marcos to meet with Blinken to tackle security concerns, says palace
PHILIPPINE President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. will meet with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken next week to tackle security concerns, the presidential palace said on Thursday, amid increasing tensions with China.
Marcos to Germany: ICC has no power to probe Duterte for drug deaths
PHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Wednesday told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz the International Criminal Court (ICC) has no authority to investigate his...
China chides United States for ‘economic bullying’
CHINA on Thursday criticized a US trade mission to Manila for dissuading American allies including the Philippines from working with the economic superpower on...
NIA seals contract for P739-M dam in Cagayan; construction under way
THE NATIONAL Irrigation Administration (NIA) said on Thursday that the contract agreement for an earthfill dam in the northern Luzon province of Cagayan has already been signed, marking the beginning of the P738.45-million project’s construction.