Global Affairs

DTI-Hong Kong launches Trabaho, Negosyo, Kabuhayan Series on OFBank digital banking

The Philippine Trade and Investment Center – Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) or PTIC-HK conducted a Trabaho, Negosyo, Kabuhayan (TNK) webinar series entitled “OFBank Digital Banking, Be E-Safe” together…

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Australia

Australia provides add’l P70-M (AUD 2 million) to AFP hospital’s COVID-19 response

Australia provided additional support to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) with another donation of hospital and personal protective equipment valued at P70 million (AUD 2 million). This brings…

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Women Can Add $280 Billion to E-Commerce in Southeast Asia: IFC Research

Singapore, May 27, 2021 — Southeast Asia’s e-commerce market could grow by more than $280 billion between 2025-2030, according to an IFC report published today with data from e-commerce company…

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U.S. Embassy and QBO Innovation Hub Conclude Tech Startup Incubation Program

On May 14, QBO Innovation Hub and the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines concluded “InQbation: The Take Off,” an incubation program that supports startup founders with disruptive ideas enabled by…

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DTI promotes makapuno investments to overseas Filipinos in Canada

Overseas Filipinos (OFs) in Canada were encouraged to support makapuno (coconut sport) farmers in the Philippines as a way to boost countryside development, expand opportunities for overseas investments, and transform the national…

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United States

U.S. Embassy Trains 150 Filipino Education Agents and Counselors on the U.S. College Application Process

The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines’ Public Affairs Section, through EducationUSA, and the U.S. Commercial Service Office invited more than 150 Filipino education agents and guidance counselors to a virtual…

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Asia

ILO and J.P. Morgan launch new initiative to support women entrepreneurs

The project will ensure women entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia have the right tools to recover sustainably from the COVID-19 crisis. Women entrepreneurs in Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand looking to recover…

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Filipino-Kiwis urged to invest in PH recovery

Overseas Filipinos (OFs) seeking to invest and do business in the Philippines received expert guidance on navigating taxation laws during a special Trabaho, Negosyo, Kabuhayan (TNK) webinar organized by the…

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Asia

Philippine Ambassador to Japan Ramps up business cooperation opportunities in PH to Japanese Investors

At a forum organized by the Embassy of the Philippines and the International Friendship Exchange Council, Ambassador Jose C. Laurel V spoke before company presidents and C-level executives to update…

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Asia

DFA Brings Home 155 Filipinos from China

Continuing with its assistance-to-nationals efforts, the Department of Foreign Affairs, through its Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs and Philippine Foreign Service Posts in China, brought home 155…

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U.S. Embassy Launches School-Based Drug Prevention Curriculum for Philippine Law Enforcers

The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines’ Office of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) collaborated with the Philippine Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) and the Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Program…

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First Tranche of U.S. Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccines Delivered to the Philippines

The United States welcomes the successful May 10 arrival to the Philippines of 193,050 doses of the U.S. Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, one of the safest and most effective vaccines in the world.…

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More Than 2 Million U.S.-Sponsored Vaccines Arrive in the Philippines

The United States welcomes the May 8 arrival of two million additional doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines. This is the third shipment of vaccines made available through the…

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Population of Filipino Americans in the USA now over 4.2 million according to the Pew Research Center

Filipinos make up 18% of the Asian population in the United States, according to a new report by the Washington-based polling firm Pew Research Center. “A record 23 million Asian…

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Philippines ‘Bangkóta’ Pavilion to launch game-based learning app and interactive mobile tour guide app for an immersive Expo 2020 Dubai experience

Dubai, United Arab Emirates — In the run-up to the forthcoming opening of Expo 2020 Dubai on 1st of October this year, the Philippines integrates its deep story of cultural sustainability…

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The Philippines eyes significant investments from Europe, targets electronics and IT-BPM firms

The Philippines is eyeing significant investments from Europe, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said during a virtual investment roadshow recently, dubbed as “Make It Happen In the Philippines: A Forum on…

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Food and Friendship: The Japan-Philippines 65th Anniversary Online Cooking Contest

Food and Friendship: The Japan-Philippines 65th Anniversary Online Cooking Contest (Cooking Contest) is an online competition that will be conducted as part of the year-long celebration of the 65th anniversary of the…

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Philippine Embassy in UAE partners with government-accredited recruitment, placement agency, promotes Filipino household service workers’ rights

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – In commemoration of International Labor Day and in line with the Philippines and UAE’s partnership in protecting domestic workers’ rights and to guarantee dignity…

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U.S. Embassy Launches Marine Environment Conservation Training for Young Southeast Asian Leaders on Earth Day

As part of this year’s Earth Day celebration, the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines and Save the Philippine Seas, a nonprofit environmental advocacy organization, launched the Young Southeast Asian Leaders…

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USAID Awards Php12 Million in Grants to Philippine Universities for Research and Innovation

The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has awarded nearly Php12 million ($244,000) to five Philippine universities for research and innovation during the pandemic. Dubbed…

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DTI-Hong Kong launches Trabaho, Negosyo, Kabuhayan Series on OFBank digital banking

Australia provides add’l P70-M (AUD 2 million) to AFP hospital’s COVID-19 response

Women Can Add $280 Billion to E-Commerce in Southeast Asia: IFC Research

U.S. Embassy and QBO Innovation Hub Conclude Tech Startup Incubation Program

DTI promotes makapuno investments to overseas Filipinos in Canada

U.S. Embassy Trains 150 Filipino Education Agents and Counselors on the U.S. College Application Process

ILO and J.P. Morgan launch new initiative to support women entrepreneurs

Filipino-Kiwis urged to invest in PH recovery

Philippine Ambassador to Japan Ramps up business cooperation opportunities in PH to Japanese Investors

DFA Brings Home 155 Filipinos from China

U.S. Embassy Launches School-Based Drug Prevention Curriculum for Philippine Law Enforcers

First Tranche of U.S. Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccines Delivered to the Philippines

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More Than 2 Million U.S.-Sponsored Vaccines Arrive in the Philippines

Population of Filipino Americans in the USA now over 4.2 million according to the Pew Research Center

Philippines ‘Bangkóta’ Pavilion to launch game-based learning app and interactive mobile tour guide app for an immersive Expo 2020 Dubai experience

The Philippines eyes significant investments from Europe, targets electronics and IT-BPM firms

Food and Friendship: The Japan-Philippines 65th Anniversary Online Cooking Contest

Philippine Embassy in UAE partners with government-accredited recruitment, placement agency, promotes Filipino household service workers’ rights

U.S. Embassy Launches Marine Environment Conservation Training for Young Southeast Asian Leaders on Earth Day

USAID Awards Php12 Million in Grants to Philippine Universities for Research and Innovation

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