Asean must take decisive, responsive steps on geopolitical issues: President Marcos
He also added that Asean must show the world that it is “able to respond effectively to geopolitical and geo-economic challenges as a cohesive force.”
Philippines
Underwater cable contest
For its part, China has been withholding cooperation on undersea cables, the writer notes.
Edca: Marcos needs a ‘Goldilocks’ strategy
The brutal reality is that both the superpowers have tried to have Philippines on the cheap, says the writer.
‘Top Gun’ feel: US, Philippines airmen stage drills vs West Philippine Sea ‘enemy’
The exercises are taking place shortly after Manila and Washington concluded in late April its largest ever “Balikatan” military exercise.
Philippines’ jobless rate down to 4.7% in March 2023
National Statistician Dennis Mapa said that in March, the number of jobseekers decreased by 58,000 compared with Feb 2023 and by 461,000 compared with March 2022.
Philippines’ stubborn poverty
The writer says money has lost so much value that many people don’t bother to count pesos in the hundreds anymore.
14 million Filipino families rate themselves ‘poor’: Survey
Only 19 per cent rated themselves as “not poor.”
Bill requiring financial literacy training for OFWs pushed in Senate
The move is aimed at equipping overseas Filipino workers against investment scams and other online frauds.
Joint Philippines-US patrols in South China Sea may begin by third quarter: Envoy
Australia may also participate in the combined maritime activities, said Philippine ambassador to the United States, Mr Jose Manuel Romualdez.
President’s trip to US shows Philippines has ‘powerful friends’: Expert
Yet China is still “expected” to continue testing the Philippines’ resolve in defending its maritime claims, said Batongbacal, director of the University of the…