Pres. Marcos to discuss ‘evolution’ of PH-US military pacts with Biden

by Jerome AninG Inquirer.net

week, including the Philippines’ military agreements with the United States that need to “evolve” amid the changing geopolitical situations.

“We will clarify again, really, these treaty agreements between the Philippines and America and we will look into them because

DOT: Philippines welcomes over 1.7 million foreigners

by Ghio onG Philstar.com

estimated 320,294 visitors came from the United States, it added.

of the many changes [that have occurred],” the president said in a video interview over state-owned Radyo Pilipinas.

Marcos particularly mentioned the 1951 Philippine-U.S. Mutual Defense Treaty and the 1999 Visiting Forces Agreement.

LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of Filipino American travel enthusiasts and tourism industry players recently flocked to the official launch of the Bisita, Be My Guest (BBMG) program of the Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT).

This was the first-ever Philippine tourism fair of the Marcos administration in the United States after the two-year hiatus

A TOTAL of 1,715,757 foreign tourists have arrived in the Philippines from January to April 22 this year, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced as it continues to welcome travelers amid the government’s efforts to ease some travel restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Of this number, an

The agency has yet to provide complete figures of tourist arrivals.

Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco revealed the data during the recent launch of the agency’s “Bisita, Be My Guest” or BBM-G program, a referral and incentive program, at the

by FrAnces mAnGosinG Inquirer.net

MANILA — American troops showed off their firepower during the “Balikatan” (shoulderto-shoulder) war games with their Filipino counterparts on Tuesday, April 25, performing the first test-fire of their premier Patriot and Avenger air defense missiles in the country, in a town facing the West Philippine Sea.

During drills in the coastal town of San Antonio, Zambales, two simulated cruise missile threats from the sky were knocked out by the Patriot, one of the most sought-after air defense systems in the U.S. weapons market.

The Humvee-based Avenger air defense systems with Stinger missiles, which also

Record 89% satisfied with how PH democracy works – poll

by JAnvic mAteo Philstar.com

MANILA — Almost nine in every 10 adult Filipinos said they were satisfied with how democracy works in the country, according to a survey conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS) more than six months after the 2022 elections.

Results of the Dec. 10-14 survey released last Friday night, April 21 showed that 89 percent of the respondents were satisfied with the country’s democracy, 11 points above the 78 percent recorded in a similar survey conducted in April 2021.

The latest survey results surpassed the previous record of 86 percent, which was obtained in September 2016, a few months after that year’s presidential elections.

SWS explained that satisfaction with the way democracy works in the country often increases after national elections.

Previous records were set in September 1992 and July 1998, both