President Duterte lauded the relations between the Philippines and the United States of America (USA) as the two countries celebrated 75 years of diplomatic relations on July 4. President Duterte delivers a message for the 75th anniversary of the inauguration of the Third Philippine Republic and...
Queen Elizabeth II has conveyed her gratitude for the contributions of Filipino nurses in the National Health Service (NHS) of the United Kingdom as she expressed her best wishes to the Philippines on the occasion of the 75 th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Britain's...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Today we celebrate 75 years of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and the United States. This year our two countries also mark 70 years of the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT), which “enables close security cooperation and enhances...
The French Embassy in Manila kicked off the 74th year of the diplomatic relations between the Philippines and France on Saturday, June 26, by starting the day with a basket of pandesal (salted bread) and croissant. A basket of pandesal and croissant with the flag of the Philippines and France to...
Vice President Leni Robredo met with Chilean Ambassador to the Philippines Claudio Alberto Rojas Rachel on Tuesday, June 22, expressing her gratitude to the Chilean government for treating some 860 Filipinos well in the host country. Vice President Leni Robredo welcomes Chi Chilean Ambassador to...
The Philippines under the Duterte administration has already filed about 100 diplomatic protests against China over various infractions on the West Philippine Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said over the weekend. (DFA) This confirmation came shortly after the DFA announced that it has...
Malacañang has no information about the reported lingering presence of Chinese ships in the West Philippine Sea based on data obtained by a United States-based technology firm. The Chinese vessels spotted by local authorities at the Julian Felipe Reef on March 2021 (Photo courtesy of National Task...
Australia and the Philippines are aiming to continue the vision of maintaining an “open, inclusive, stable, prosperous and free” Indo-Pacific in the next 75 years of the bilateral relationship between the two countries, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said over the weekend. Australian...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Steven J. Robinson AO have jointly witnessed the commemorative lighting of the giant LED logo and images honoring the 75 th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the two countries at the iconic SM...
An irate Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Thursday ordered his department to file a diplomatic protest against China over the presence of 287 Chinese vessels in Philippine waters as earlier announced by the National Task Force on the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS). Foreign Secretary...
The Philippine government on Monday announced that it has protested the “shadowing, blocking, dangerous maneuver, and radio challenges” made by the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) against Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels conducting legitimate maritime patrols and training exercises in the...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Sunday, April 25, renewed his call for the government to cancel its appeasement and accommodation policy on China, which, he said, is no longer listening to the pleas of the Philippine government to abide by international law on the issue of the West...
