Former US ambassador to the Philippines John Negroponte, who co-chairs the US-Philippine Society think tank with businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan, is coming to town to discuss with key policymakers and the business community recent local developments affecting economic, political and security ties between the two countries.
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) said last week that it would proceed with the proposed development plans for the Jusmag area at the Bonifacio Global City (BGC).
Remittances from the Bases Conversion and Development Authority reached P1.87 billion in the first five months, jacking up the fund that the Armed Forces of the Philippines could draw from to modernize its equipment and facilities. In a statement Thursday, BCDA president and chief executive Arnel Casanova said the remittance in the January-May period represented [...]
