It is just about time for the world to review the implementation and the provision of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) as new challenges and threats to maritime security have arisen four decades since its passing, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique...
The Philippines has extended its condolences to the People's Republic of China and its people after the passing of its former President Jiang Zemin. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo on Monday said he visited the Chinese Embassy in Manila to sign a condolence book before...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo believes that "the success of the Philippines is the success of the United Nations (UN)." In his remarks during the UN Day last week, Manalo believed that the country's contributions to the 193-member organization not only enabled it "to...
There are at least two to three rounds of negotiations expected to happen next year for the crafting of the Code of Conduct (COC) on the South China Sea, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo said Thursday. This development came as talks on the future COC stalled due to...
The Philippines is seeking an explanation from China why its coast guard allegedly forcefully took from the Philippine Navy a rocket wreckage it retrieved on the waters off the Pag-asa Island. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo said Thursday the country sent China a note...
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong is set to visit the Philippines next week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong (Photo from Penny Wong - Senator for SA Facebook Page) Wong will be in the country from Nov. 14 to 15. "The Honorable Senator...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo met with a US Congressional delegation on Friday to discuss the bilateral relations of the US and the Philippines under the Marcos administration. Manalo said he exchanged views with Senator Edward Markey, who is leading the delegation,...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo on Saturday assured the US that the Philippines is open to discuss concerns on human rights. During US State Secretary Antony Blinken's visit to the Philippines, Manalo told him that the country recognized that democracy "will always be a...
The United States (US) has vowed to work closely with the Philippines under the Marcos administration to handle the needs and demands as well as take advantage of the opportunities of the 21st century. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who was on an official visit to the Philippines on...
The Philippines has taken a strong stance against the use of nuclear weapons in Asia as it said "there is nothing that justifies their salience in the military and security doctrine of any nation." In a statement ahead of the 10th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo has tested positive for Covid-19, and thus will not be able to attend his first ever ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) as the department's chief in Cambodia this week. DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo (Photo courtesy of Permanent Mission...
The Philippines wants peace in the South China Sea in the present and in the future as it asserts, despite other countries' contests, its rights over the waters by citing international law and the arbitral ruling made six years ago. While expressing a positive outlook on the South China Sea,...
