Trade, investment, technology, and geopolitical trends that predate the pandemic will have implications for the participation of the Philippines in global value chains (GVCs). Emerging trends like the …
Philippines’ Duterte fully restores troop pact with United States
President Rodrigo Duterte has restored a pact governing the presence of U.S. troops in the Philippines, the two countries’ defence ministers said on Friday, reversing a decision that had caused …
Philippines reconfigures participation in global value chains
Trade, investment, technology, and geopolitical trends that predate the pandemic will have implications for the participation of the Philippines in global value chains (GVCs). Emerging trends like the …
Philippines’ Duterte fully restores troop pact with United States
President Rodrigo Duterte has restored a pact governing the presence of U.S. troops in the Philippines, the two countries’ defence ministers said on Friday, reversing a decision that had caused …
Coronavirus live news: Philippines locks down 13 million in Manila; Japan to expand state of emergency
Manila to be under tightest quarantine curbs from 6-20 August; Japan set to expand state of emergency; Israel will be first country to give third Pfizer shot …
U.S. aims to shore up Philippine ties as troop pact future lingers
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is working to shore up American relations with the Philippines that have stagnated in part over the precarious state of an agreement governing the presence of U.S.
Duterte says vaccine refusers in the Philippines should be detained at home.
It was not clear whether President Rodrigo Duterte intended to try to enforce such a rule, which legal experts said would be unconstitutional.
China to ensure stable COVID-19 vaccine supply in the Philippines — envoy
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian said Thursday the Chinese government will donate and ensure stable anti-COVID-19 vaccine supply of the Philippines. Huang made the announcement …
US Defense chief Austin arrives in Philippines for meeting with Duterte
United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has arrived in the Philippines to pay a courtesy call to President Rodrigo Duterte as both nations celebrate 75 years of diplomatic ties. According to the …
Philippines’ first-ever gold medalist also winning cash, housing and other prizes
A windfall of financial rewards awaits 30-year-old weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, who won the first Olympic gold medal for the Philippines in nearly a century.