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President Duterte is the only leader in the world who confronted the controversial issue of the ‘kafala’ system “head-on” and even called for its abolition, Malacañang Chief Protocol Robert Borje said on Thursday.

Due to the surging COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) cases at home, President Duterte has decided to stay and is instead sending Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin, Jr. as his Special Envoy to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Leaders' Meeting on Saturday, April 24, 2021, in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The multi-billion illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and destruction of the rich ecosystem in the West Philippine Sea is a cause of concern for both the United States and the Philippines, a top-ranking official of the US Embassy in Manila said on Thursday.

The initial 200,000 Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses that are set for delivery to the Philippines in the middle of June are allocated for the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the different Foreign Missions in the country, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said on Wednesday.

The United States government has raised its travel alert for the Philippines to Level 4, implementing a no travel advisory due to the “very high” level of coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) cases in the country.

Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario has called on President Duterte to display a “stronger and more strategic leadership” as commander-in-chief of the armed forces in the face of China’s aggressive stance in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday disclosed that there is “one little item left” in the ongoing negotiation between the Philippines and the United States regarding the fate of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA).

The United States is just waiting for the Philippines to ask for its help in removing or asking the Chinese vessels moored in the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), the top Filipino diplomat in Washington, D.C. said on Tuesday. 

The Philippines will initially receive 20,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccine within the next few days to “fine-tune” the logistical requirements for the Russian-made jabs, the country’s top diplomat in Moscow said on Tuesday.

The Philippines is expected to receive close to 200,000 doses of Moderna vaccines from the United States by the middle of June while the deliveries for the bulk of the 20 million doses may happen in July onwards until the end of the year, Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel Romualdez said on Tuesday.

Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines Peter MacArthur on Tuesday alerted eligible Filipino caregivers on the launching of Canada’s ambitious plan to accelerate caregiver application processing and reunite them with their immediate family members.

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday thanked India after Covaxin was granted emergency use authorization (EUA) by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The Philippine Embassy in Australia is closely monitoring the investigation into the death of a 63-year-old Filipino crew member who was found dead at a beach in Vanuatu, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday.

The Philippine Embassy in Kuwait has advised the Filipino community that the method of cremation or burning the remains of a person is strictly prohibited in Kuwait.

The Philippine Embassy in Baghdad has launched an ID Program for Filipinos in Iraq as part of its advocacy of documenting all nationals in Iraq.

Several Filipino kids aged 4 to 16 gained the opportunity to interact with Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko in a newly launched Hello! Japan, a three-part cultural series program that can be viewed on social media platforms.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday reported 126 new cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) infections among Filipinos abroad.

A Manila-based climate and environmental advocacy group on Friday said they ‘welcome the winds of change’ in the United States ushered in by the Biden administration, while calling on China to participate in the US-initiated Climate Leaders summit on April 22-23.