President Benigno S. Aquino III hopes to attract more Vietnamese investors to fuel their capital to the Philippines after his two-day state visit here. In a press conference, the Chief Executive Full Article
President Benigno S. Aquino III proposed the holding of more cultural exchanges between the Philippines and Vietnam to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Full Article
BARELY a month after conducting a working visit to the United States, President Benigno Aquino III left for his first state visit to Vietnam and for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Full Article
MERCHANDISE exports rose 43.7% in March as demand from the country’s main markets continued to recover along with the global economy. Data from the National Statistics Office (NSO) showed that Full Article
The Department of Agriculture imposed a temporary ban on bird and poultry imports from Germany and France due to reported occurrence of avian influenza (AI) or bird flue in said areas. This is in Full Article
The National Youth Commission (NYC) is now accepting applicants for Student Ambassadors and Supervisors to a 10-day Visit to Japan as part of the Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Full Article
2009 CNN Hero of the Year, Efren Peñaflorida, the Filipino “pushcart classroom” educator will also be receiving the Order of Lakandula Award in the hero’s welcome by Malacanang. Full Article
The Arroyo Administration’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) gets the needed boost as World Bank grants US$ 405 million loan to support poverty reduction. The Washington-based lender Full Article
The Department of Education (DepEd) and the University of Auckland (UoA) in New Zealand sealed an agreement to push for reading proficiency among selected public elementary schools in the country. Full Article
The United Nations seeks US$143.7 million to support the Philippine Government in revised appeal for typhoon disasters. The $144 million will cover the work of UN agencies, the International Full Article
The United Nations (UN) World Food Summit on Food Security started on November 16 in Rome, The various world leaders unanimously adopting a declaration pledging renewed commitment to eradicate hunger Full Article