Marcos, Widodo to discuss bilateral relations, release of jailed OFW
MANILA, Philippines: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday welcomed Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Malacañang to reaffirm bilateral relations between the two countries.
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Indonesia ready to help finalize South China Sea code
INDONESIA is ready to work with other Southeast Asian countries to finalize a long-delayed code of conduct in the South China Sea, the country’s foreign minister, Retno Marsudi, said yesterday during a joint briefing with Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo.
Filipina calls for end to fossil fuels at UN Climate Ambition Summit in New York
MANILA, Philippines — Last September 20, a Filipina made history when she spoke at the UN Climate Ambition Summit in New York and asked world governments to make huge changes in policies that affect the environment.
BLACKPINK members not renewing YG Entertainment pacts for solo activities
MANILA, Philippines — The members of Korean girl group BLACKPINK will not be renewing their individual contracts with label YG Entertainment for solo activities.
My gratitude to Christians
AT a Quran-reading graduation ceremony on Awar Street in Marawi City, where hundreds of women in black were in attendance, I reminded the need to explore the world because graduates cannot live alone on the Arabic language.
Marcos foreign trips drum up P4 trillion in investments
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos’ 11 foreign trips this year have drummed up over P4 trillion in investments or 148 projects as of Dec. 21, according to monitoring done by the Department of Trade and Industry.
Philippine to pursue new tack vs China aggression – President Marcos
MANILA, Philippines — As current diplomatic efforts with China appear to be headed “in a poor direction,” the Philippines may have to consider a “paradigm shift” in dealing with its giant neighbor, which continues to aggressively assert its claim over Philippine territorial waters, President Marcos said over the weekend.
Japan investment pledges to create 40,000 jobs
MANILA, Philippines — Over 40,000 jobs are expected to be generated from the P771.6 billion worth of investment pledges that President Marcos secured from Japanese investors during his Japan trip, Speaker Martin Romualdez announced yesterday.