President Marcos has renewed the Philippines ' commitment to multilateral cooperation and a rules-based international order, saying the country will continue working with all nations in pursuit of peace, stability, and sustainable development. Speaking before members of the diplomatic corps...
The Philippine government has lodged a diplomatic protest and issued several demarches against China over the presence of a floating structure in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal), a move that underscores continuing tensions in the West Philippine Sea nearly a decade after Manila 's...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday, June 9, said it has undertaken “diplomatic action” with the government of China over the presence of what Philippine authorities described as an “illegal floating structure” in Bajo de Masinloc. “The Department of Foreign Affairs has...
The Philippines marked Filipino-Chinese Friendship Day on Tuesday, June 9, an annual observance commemorating the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between the two countries and highlighting their longstanding cultural, economic, and people-to-people ties. Filipino-Chinese Friendship Day...
Russia is looking to deepen cooperation with the Philippines in key sectors, including energy, agriculture, tourism, and information technology, as the two countries celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made the statement in a video message released by...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday, April 28, clarified the status of passports issued to Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co, confirming that two of his travel documents were cancelled in December 2025 by virtue of a court order and subsequently reported to the International Criminal Police...
The Philippines has no plans of changing the status of its diplomatic relations with Iran amid political developments in the Islamic republic, the country’s top diplomat said. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro said Manila is not yet reassessing its diplomatic...
The Philippines has already filed a total of 47 diplomatic protests this year against China’s aggressive and dangerous actions in the contested South China Sea, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro revealed on Tuesday, Oct. 14. The number does not include the...
The Philippines will file a diplomatic protest after China Coast Guard (CCG) and Chinese militia vessels rammed and water cannoned Philippine vessels near the highly contested Pag-asa Island this week. “Yes, a diplomatic protest will be filed,” Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesperson...
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian has ended his tour of duty in the country, expressing “conviction” that the relationship between China and the Philippines—despite the tensions—will “come back on the right track.” In a post Facebook post on Friday, Sept. 19, the envoy...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has already filed a total of 241 diplomatic protests under the Marcos administration versus China’s aggressive actions in the Philippine-claimed parts of the South China Sea. In a message to reporters, DFA said that 241 protests have been filed as of Sept....
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has formally filed a diplomatic protest against China’s recent water cannoning of a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessel at the Scarborough Shoal (Bajo de Masinloc). This was confirmed by DFA spokesman Angelica Escalona on Thursday, Sept....
