Dr Sarala Fernando The detailed Joint Statement issued on December 16, 2024 after President Dissanayake’s State Visit to India lists a number of areas covered in the bilateral discussions: Political ...

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake hit off the shores of Ilocos Norte on Friday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and ...

The Asian Development Bank has approved a $1 billion policy-based loan to support the Philippine government’s efforts to improve the employability of the workforce and strengthen disaster resilience ...

The Second Disaster Resilience Improvement Program is a multiyear contingent disaster financing program with the option to ...

A century and a half later, the sinking of the S.S. Pacific remains one of the deadliest maritime disasters in the region’s ...

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said last week that the Philippines is “creating tensions and antagonism in ...

Last month, the Philippine Senate ratified the same defense agreement with Japan. The Southeast Asian country has also signed ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday said it has approved a policy-based loan of 500 million US dollars to provide the Philippines with quick access to financing in case of disasters ...

The ADB granted the Philippines a first tranche of $500 million in September 2020, making this the “Second Disaster ...

ADB has approved a $500 million policy-based loan to provide the Philippines with quick access to financing in case of disasters triggered by natural hazards or health-related emergencies.