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Czech backs PH on sea issues

WALKING IN PRAGUE. President Marcos (second from left) is flanked by (from left) Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, House Speaker Martin Romualdez, and Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual as they walk to the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic on the second day of his …

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Gov’t urged to favor mass transit over elevated toll roads

At a Glance “A well-designed mass transit network, including efficient bus rapid transit (BRT) systems, light rail transit (LRT), and metro systems can significantly move more people and reduce congestion by drastically reducing private car usage, while minimizing greenhouse gas emissions and improving air quality.” Worse, elevated toll roads prioritize …

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PH eyes pharma-medical device ecozones within 2024

(File photo) MANILA — The Philippines is eyeing to launch the pharmaceutical-medical device (pharma-dev) economic zones within 2024, with four locations across the country already under consideration. At the Saturday News Forum in Quezon City, Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Director General Tereso Panga said PEZA is now in the site …

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PBBM meeting Blinken amid incursions in WPS

  As Marcos downplays Xi orders for China to prepare troops BERLIN—President Marcos said he will meet with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in Manila on Tuesday (March 19) as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral cooperation amid the ongoing incursions of China in the West Philippine Sea. “The …

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