The Philippines has called for stronger regional cooperation to protect food security in the Asia-Pacific, citing rising risks from geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
Ten Filipino restaurants and eight industry heavyweights are sharing the spotlight in a US-backed campaign that blends culinary flair with a not-so-subtle reminder: food is diplomacy you can taste.
PT Esyasoft Technologies Asia is stepping up its ambitions in the Philippines, using a new partnership with the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) as a springboard into the country’s accelerating energy transition.
Apollo Global Capital Inc. said its subsidiary JDVC Resources Corp. has entered into an operating agreement with Masbate 2145 Philippines Inc., granting JDVC exclusive rights over a large mineral property in Masbate.
The Philippines has urged the international community to urgently scale up financing for biodiversity and strengthen cooperation to turn global conservation commitments into real results, as the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP17) got underway here Friday, October 16.
National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) Secretary and Lead Convenor Manny Pacquiao is joining forces with Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. to strengthen government efforts to alleviate poverty, particularly among farmers and fisherfolk, who remain among the country’s most economically vulnerable sectors.
Business groups and tax experts are urging the government to rethink a proposed more-than-200 percent hike in sweetened beverage excise taxes, warning that steep increases could squeeze consumers, hurt small businesses and fail to deliver the expected revenue and public health gains.