FRANCE has financed a French expert’s visit to support the Philippines in its ongoing pollution-response efforts related to the sinking of MT Princess Empress. Mikaël Laurent conducted a mission from March 16 to 29 on behalf of Cedre, or the Center for Documentation, Research and Experimentation on Accidental Water Pollution…
THE United Kingdom (UK) is eyeing viable green-energy and infrastructure projects where the British Investment Partnerships’ (BIP) £8-billion fund can be placed. This, as Minister for Indo-Pacific Anne-Marie Trevelyan led the launch of the BIP in the Philippines on March 30. The BIP mobilizes funding from the British private sector,…
The handful of criminal convictions of police for “drug war” killings in the Philippines is “not enough” to guarantee continued trade perks with the European Union, the EU’s special representative for human rights, Eamon Gilmore, said last week.
Three convictions out of the 6,000 alleged cases of EJKs in the Philippines are "not enough" to ensure that the country will continue enjoying the benefits of EU's GSP+ status.