Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid has filed a resolution expressing profound sympathy and sincere condolences on the passing of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated at a political rally in Japan earlier this month. Sen. Lito Lapid Lapid filed the resolution last July 12,...
The world reeled from the shock of the news of the assassination, and after a few hours, the passing of former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. He was 67. It was indeed a shock as gun violence is rare in Japan and the manner the crime was done was an aberration in a society that reveres its elders....
Malacañang is one with the international community in praying for the speedy recovery of former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, who was shot in Nara, Japan, on Friday. A file photo of former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo during his visit to the Philippines for the 31st Association of...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday it is praying for the early recovery of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe after reportedly being shot at. In a separate statement, DFA Sec. Enrique Manalo also said "it is with great shock and dismay" that he learned of Abe's supposed...
Japan’s financial support to the Philippines during the Duterte administration’s nation-building programs surpassed the amount committed by former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe five-years ago, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. According to the DOF, Japan, the Philippines’ biggest...
JERUSALEM, Undefined -- Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has tested positive for Covid-19, his office said Monday, after he met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Bennett, who met Blinken in Jerusalem on Sunday on the sidelines of a "historic summit" of Israeli and Arab diplomats, "is...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Ireland's prime minister Micheal Martin tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, the country's ambassador to the United States said, forcing him to leave a gala event attended by Joe Biden. Martin, who holds the position known as the Taoiseach in Ireland, is in...
TOKYO, Japan -- Fumio Kishida, leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was elected on Monday as the country's new prime minister to succeed Yoshihide Suga. Fumio Kishida, leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), stands during a special Diet session in Tokyo, Japan,...
TOKYO, Japan -- Japan's next leader Fumio Kishida is a soft-spoken former foreign minister from a Hiroshima family of politicians, with a reputation of seeking the middle ground and a fondness for baseball. Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Policy Research Council's chairman Fumio Kishida (AFP/File)...
TOKYO, Japan -- Japan's ruling party picks its new leader Wednesday, with a mild-mannered former foreign minister and the Twitter-savvy vaccine chief leading the race to become the country's next prime minister. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is going to the polls with Prime Minister Yoshihide...
SYDNEY, Australia -- Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, under pressure to adopt a 2050 net-zero carbon emissions target, said in an interview published Monday that he may not join this year's landmark UN climate summit in Glasgow. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison (AFP/File) The...
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide paid tribute to the "strong bond" between Japan and the Philippines on the occasion of the two country's 65 th anniversary of friendship and the 10 th anniversary of strategic partnership. In a video message released on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, the Japanese...
