United States Senate Majority Leader Charles “Chuck” Schumer (D-NY) has asked US President Joe Biden to commit 5 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to the Philippines, citing, among others, the “immeasurable contributions” of Filipino-American frontline healthcare workers in the battle...
President Duterte and American President Joe Biden may meet for the first time during the upcoming Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Brunei this October, Malacañang said. President Duterte and US President Joe Biden Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement...
The United States Embassy in Manila on Friday confirmed the inclusion of the Philippines among the priority countries to receive its share from the initial batch of 25 million doses of coronavirus vaccines that the US intends to donate globally. United States Embassy Charge d'Affaires John Law...
There is no word yet as to when United States President Joe Biden and Philippine President Duterte will have their first conversation even while the US and the Philippines are currently celebrating the 75 th year of the establishment of diplomatic relations. President Rodrigo Duterte (May 26, 2021...
The White House is set to announce any time this week the distribution of the first batch of vaccine surplus that will be donated by the United States government to its allies, including the Philippines, Ambassador to Washington, D.C. Jose Manuel Romualdez said Monday. “I was informed by the...
The United States government has included the Philippines among the countries to receive the first batch of coronavirus vaccines as earlier promised by US President Joe Biden, Philippine Ambassador to Washington, D.C. Jose Manuel Romualdez said Friday. (via www.whitehouse.gov) In an interview over...
A Filipino-American was among the casualties in a shooting rampage at a San Jose rail yard in California on May 26. Paul Dela Cruz Megia, 42, was among the nine individuals who were fatally shot by Samuel James Cassidy, a maintenance worker at Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (V.T.A)....
WASHINGTON, United States -- US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will likely hold a summit in Geneva in June, U.S. media reported on Monday. Citing sources familiar with the matter, several media outlets said that the Swiss city of Geneva is expected to be the venue for...
Vice President Leni Robredo said on Monday, May 24, that to fight off populist leaders in the next year’s elections, the opposition must “create a more inclusive and more welcoming political system.” Vice President Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores/Manila Bulletin) She mentioned during the...
US President Joe Biden told Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he expects a "significant" reduction Wednesday in the military confrontation with Palestinians, the White House said. U.S. President Joe Biden Anna Moneymaker / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP "The...
There was a time when Evangeline Basilio became worried about the future of his son Genison due to his addiction to DOTA or Defense of the Ancient, a multiple player online battle area. Maybe it was because of the nagging that Basilio finally realized what his mother would always tell him about the...
Two young Filipinas are set to graduate from the prestigious United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) on Wednesday, May 19. Daisy Anne Atayan (L) and Dianne Shaira Basuel (Photo courtesy of the PCG) Daisy Anne Atayan and Dianne Shaira Basuel are the first female Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)...
