Tag: 2023
Three Japanese firms interested in Maharlika Investment Fund
Three Japanese private firms have made substantial commitments to the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF).
“We have some commitments but I don’t think it’s appropriate for me...
PH contingent to Turkey orients locals on search and rescue standards
The Philippine Inter-Agency Humanitarian Contingent (PIAHC) in Turkey gave quick orientations to Turkish local volunteers on international standards of search and rescue.
This came after Filipino rescuers...
Low pressure area to cause rains in parts of country
A huge part of the country will get rain showers due to the trough of a low pressure area (LPA) and northeast monsoon or amihan,...
Death toll from Turkey earthquake nearing 30,000
At least 29,605 people were killed by two strong earthquakes that jolted southern Turkey earlier this week, the country's disaster agency said on Sunday.
Last Monday’s...
DTI chief: Several PH-Japan deals during state visit to Tokyo ‘ready...
Several investments sealed between the Philippines and Japan during the official visit to Japan of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. are “ready to go,”...
President Marcos gets pledge from MVP, Mitsui for $600M investment
Business tycoon Manny V. Pangilinan and major Japanese investor Mitsui & Co. has expressed commitment to invest $600 million in infrastructure development in the...
President Marcos hails overseas Pinoys in Japan for boosting PH image
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. praised overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Japan for their hard work, diligence and for putting the Philippine image in...
Political analyst: PH to benefit from defense cooperation with Japan*
The enhanced security and defense cooperation between Japan and the Philippines could defuse tensions or potential conflicts in the West Philippine Sea, a political...
First UN aid shipment now in Turkey as quake toll surpasses...
The United Nations (UN) said its first shipment of humanitarian aid reached northwest Syria through Turkey on Friday as the death toll from the devastating earthquakes in the...
Meralco announces power rate reduction (Updated)
The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) on Friday announced a reduction of P0.0106 or P1.06 centavos per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for household electricity rates for February,...
