PH to host ASEAN labor ministers meeting from Oct. 25 to 29
This week, Manila will host the 27th ASEAN Labor Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings, Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said.
Tag: Laos
Marcos praises outgoing Lao envoy’s contribution for improving ties
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. commended outgoing Lao People’s Democratic Republic Ambassador Songkane Luangmuninthone for his contribution to the bilateral relations of the Philippines and Laos.
Laos police net 55 million meth pills in Asia’s biggest drug bust: UN
Laotian police have carried out Asia’s biggest-ever single seizure of illegal drugs, finding more than 55 million methamphetamine pills in the back of a beer truck, a United Nations official confirmed Thursday.
Drilon: 6 Southeast Asian countries have rolled out vaccines – how about PH?
Senate Minority Leader Frank Drilon on Wednesday lamented that the Philippines was lagging behind several countries in its Covid-19 vaccination plans, noting that six out of 10 countries in Southeast Asia have already begun their vaccination programs while the Philippines is still scrambling to secure supplies.
De Lima disturbed by PH vote on Rohingya genocide: Why have we turned our back on our history as a defender of human life?
Detained Sen. Leila de Lima is “deeply disturbed” with the report that the Philippines was one of the 10 countries who rejected a United Nations resolution calling an end to military campaign against the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.
De Lima says Duterte has become China’s puppet
Detained Sen. Leila de Lima has accused the Duterte government of completely relinquishing the Philippines’ lead role in southeast Asia insofar as countering China’s ambition of “regional domination” is concerned.
Duterte seeks help from China, ASEAN to boost tourism
Tourism in ASEAN member states and China can get the needed boost if there is stronger collaboration rather than conflict and division, Pres. Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday night.
Come fly with me: Travel-weary Duterte has 1,000 flying hours
President Rodrigo Duterte has made no bones about his loathing for traveling, especially long haul flights, when he took his seat in Malacanang.
Flying high! Duterte’s foreign trips cost gov’t P277M
The government has spent P277 million in six months for the overseas trips of President Rodrigo Duterte.
Duterte tells Pinoys: Keep ‘bayanihan spirit alive’ for 2017 ASEAN Summit
President Rodrigo Duterte urged Filipinos Sunday (Jan. 15) to take an active role and interest in Philippines’ hosting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) this year.
