The Board of Investments (BOI) on Monday said it continues to engage with Elon Musk’s SpaceX Exploration Technologies Corp. on the latter’s plan to set up its satellite internet services in the country. “(Trade) Undersecretary (Ceferino) Rodolfo had a series of follow-up online meetings with the company, immediately following Senate ratification in December last year and an update session on February 2, 2022, upon the ratification of the proposed amendments to the Public Service Act (PSA),” BOI said in a statement. Last November 16, Rodolfo had a meeting with SpaceX senior manager for government affairs Rebecca Hunter and senior manager

Malacañang is expecting an additional PHP9.4 billion worth of economic activity following the de-escalation of the National Capital Region (NCR) and 38 other areas to lowest Covid-19 Alert Level 1 and some areas to less restrictive Alert Level 2 from Level 3. “Ang expectations po natin na additional is (our expectations is additional) PHP9.4 billion worth in economic activity per week and 170,000 less unemployed individuals in the next three months kung tuluy-tuloy pa po itong pag-aalert level 1 natin (If Alert Level 1 continues),” Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, acting presidential spokesperson, said during the Palace press briefing. Nograles said

The Philippine Post Office launched the Ten (10) Outstanding Filipinos Commemorative Stamps that recognized the true and most important wealth of the country — the Filipino people, in a ceremony held at the historic Manila Central Post Office in Liwasang Bonifacio last February 26. The Post Office paid tribute to five Philippine cinema queens, two legendary athletes, two internationally-recognized scientists and one critically acclaimed painter who have uplifted the nation with their excellence. “The Ten (10) Outstanding Filipinos honored by the Post Office have dedicated their lives and talents to the Filipino people. So they deserve to be immortalized in

The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations said Sunday they will continue to take steps if Russia does not stop its “war of aggression” against Ukraine. The leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US held a video conference chaired by German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and also attended by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. According to a statement after the meeting, they condemned “Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, enabled by Belarus.” “The G7 have brought forward massive and coordinated sanctions, including on Belarus as it facilitates the Russian assault,” the statement

The city government here is now gearing for the operation of the recycling facilities that were donated by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), a local official said Monday. In a statement, Mayor Eliordo Ogena said the recycling facilities comprising a conveyor system, two plastic bottle crushers, a generator set, and plastic chair molders were installed at the city’s sanitary landfill in Barangay Paraiso. Dr. Carmela Centeno, UNIDO industrial development officer, who flew from Austria where they are based, led the turnover of the recycling facilities to the city officials over the weekend. This was made possible with the