China's foreign ministry is adamant that a joint energy exploration and development between Beijing and Manila in the disputed waters of the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) is the right move forward to manage their maritime differences. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin (AFP...
The Philippines, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), signed a legal framework program that will allow Rohingya refugees to enter the country and receive their tertiary education here. DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. signs the legal framework for the Complementary Pathways (CPath)...
President Duterte has ordered the termination of oil and gas discussions with China in the West Philippine Sea, outgoing Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. revealed. West Philippine Sea (FILE PHOTO FROM AFP) "The President had spoken. I carried out his instructions to the letter: oil and...
The Philippines was able to hold on to its 2016 arbitral win and had not surrendered a "single inch or a drop" of its territory in the West Philippine Sea over the years, the outgoing Foreign Affairs chief said. DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (Photo courtesy of the DFA) In his remark at the...
The Philippines has approved the construction of a new chancery in Singapore, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Joseph del Mar Yap, DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., and Deputy Head of Mission and Consul General Emmanuel R. Fernandez pose with...
The Philippines has won a seat in the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS), a body of the United Nations that facilitates the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and Philippine candidate to Commission...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has expressed disappointment in Australia for not supporting the Philippines' bid for a seat in the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS). DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (Photo courtesy of the DFA) Locsin vented his sentiments on...
DFA receives ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System certification The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) officially received the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS) certification, issued by TÜV NORD Philippines, Inc., during a virtual ceremony recently. The Department’s ISO 9001:2015...
The life and contributions of these great Filipino artists It’s been 50 years since visual artist Fernando Amorsolo became the first National Artist of the Philippines . Since 1972, the Order of National Artists of the Philippines has been regarded as “the highest national recognition given to...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. expressed confidence that with continued caution and vigilance, Filipinos will surely overcome the Covid-19 pandemic and create a better future together. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (PCOO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Locsin said this...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko formalized the P289.6 million worth of grant aid—P204 million for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and P85.6 million for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)—under...
The Philippines will open an embassy in war-torn Kyiv in Ukraine, outgoing Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. bared. DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin and Ukraine Deputy Minister Dmytro Senik Locsin disclosed the plan after meeting Ukraine Deputy Minister Dmytro Senik on Thursday, June 9....
