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PH Government targets to create 2.5 million jobs in partnership with the private sector by 2028

The government’s target is to create more than 2 million jobs by 2028, in partnership with the private sector. In the meeting held by the president with the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) in Malacañang, the issue centered on priority sectors that aim to make the country a global payer along with retraining, rescaling and…

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PH government’s debt at the end of June, record high swelled to P14.15T – Bureau of Treasury

The debt of the Philippine government increased to ₱14.15 trillion or 0.4% at the end of the month of June, according to the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr). This is considered the highest in the country’s history. Compared to the recorded ₱14.10 trillion at the end of the month of May, it increased by ₱51.31…

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Philippines, marked the 7 year anniversary of the arbitral victory against China

The Philippines marked 7 years since its legal victory against China before the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in a territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea. In a statement, Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo described the country’s move to bring China to court as “the path of principle, the rule of law and the…

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Senators of the Philippines, met with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio

Philippine senators discussed the harassment against Filipinos in the West Philippine Sea as well as the newly ratified Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio. Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said the meeting with Japan’s supreme leader was part of the Philippine delegation’s official visit to Tokyo. In…

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Philippines and Japan, will hold consultative talks for a security agreement – Japanese envoy

The Philippines and Japan are now preparing for it to hold preliminary consultations before conducting formal negotiations for a “reciprocal access agreement” or better known as the Visiting Forces Agreement. According to Japanese Ambassador to Manila Kazuhiko Koshikawa, this aims to further intensify the defense cooperation of the two countries amid the worsening tension in…

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