Manila, May 17 -- The Philippines and Japan on Friday signed an agreement for the acquisition of five additional 97-meter class patrol vessels for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). The procurement of... Read More
Manila, May 17 -- The Japanese government has earmarked PHP121 million to finance postgraduate scholarships of young Filipino civil servants as part of its ongoing support to Philippine development pr... Read More
Manila, May 17 -- The United States has downgraded its travel alert for four major travel destinations in Mindanao - Davao City, Davao del Norte, Siargao Island, and the Dinagat Islands. The State De... Read More
Manila, May 17 -- Queen Maxima of the Netherlands is set to visit the Philippines next week to help advance financial inclusion. The Dutch royalty will travel to the country in her capacity as the Un... Read More
Manila, May 16 -- The Philippines and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) capped the first round of negotiations for the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), with the former targeting to co... Read More
Manila, May 16 -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China have reaffirmed their commitment to the full implementation of the Declaration of Conduct (DOC) in the South China Sea am... Read More
Manila, May 15 -- The Philippines government has deposited the instrument of accession to the United Nations (UN) Registration Convention, a treaty that calls for the registration of all objects launc... Read More
Manila, May 14 -- The Philippine government is exploring possible partnerships in fruit crop development in Spain, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday. The DFA said a high-level dele... Read More
Manila, May 14 -- Chinese nationals engaged in offshore gambling in the Philippines were among the 167 deported on Tuesday, the Chinese Embassy in Manila said. The Embassy said this was a result of c... Read More
Manila, May 14 -- The Philippines is being considered as a possible location for the next United States Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat ground station, the State Department has announced. The subjec... Read More