The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Thursday, Mar. 5, assured foreign workers and employers that applications for Alien Employment Permits (AEPs) continue without delay and that work authorization stays on schedule. The Department continues to accept applications for new permits,...
Lee Lipton, businessman-turned-diplomat, has been nominated once again to become the next United States Ambassador to the Philippines, and his formal appointment is set to be confirmed on Thursday, March 5. The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee is set to hear Lipton 's nomination at 10 am...
The Philippines and China have no overlapping claims in the South China Sea, as international law has already set which parts of the vast sea belong to each, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Maritime Affairs spokesman Rogelio Villanueva said. Villanueva made it clear in a press conference on...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Maritime Affairs spokesman Rogelio Villanueva, on Wednesday, March 4, hit those who criticize the provisional understanding between China and the Philippines, considering the fact that they haven 't even seen the document. Although the provisional...
Ranking diplomats from the Philippines and China sat down for a two-day talk in Beijing in a bid to contain the evolving word war between Chinese diplomats in Manila and Filipino officials that erupted late December. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Assistant Secretary for Asian and...
The Philippines and South Korea have signed several business agreements covering strategic industries such as shipbuilding, nuclear energy, aerospace, and critical minerals, as both countries moved to deepen economic cooperation during the Philippines–Korea Business Forum in Pasay City. In his...
President Marcos underscored the deepening strategic partnership between the Philippines and South Korea as he hosted a state banquet in honor of South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung and First Lady Kim Hea-kyun in Malacañan on Tuesday evening, March 4. In his toast at the Ceremonial Hall, Marcos...
The Philippines and South Korea have signed 10 agreements covering various areas such as defense, agriculture, law enforcement, tourism, education, and technology. President Marcos and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung witnessed the signing and presentation of the 10 memorandums of understanding...
The Philippines continues to look forward to South Korea 's support in its major infrastructure projects, including airport, coastal road, and river projects, President Marcos said. Marcos made the statement during a bilateral meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who is in Manila...
President Marcos and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met at the Malacañan Palace on Tuesday, March 3, for the latter 's two-day state visit. Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos welcomed Lee and First Lady Kim Hea Kyung on Tuesday afternoon. Lee was accorded arrival honors at the...
The National Security Council (NSC) clarified that there are no American military bases in the Philippines amid heightened tensions in the Middle East and threats by Iran to strike United States military installations abroad. In a statement read by Presidential Communications Office (PCO)...
Filipina caregiver Mary Ann Velasquez de Vera managed to bring her employer to safety before she was killed by Iran 's missile attack on Israel. When the sirens blared across Israel on the first night of its joint attack with the US on Iran on Feb. 28, the 32-year-old overseas Filipino...
