A dear friend of the Filipino people. Leyte 1st district Rep Martin Romualdez (Lakas-CMD Media) That's how presumptive House Speaker, Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez described the late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was slain via assassination on Friday, July 8. "I extend...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday offered sympathy over the death of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, who the agency described as someone "greatly admired by many Filipinos." "It is with profound sadness that we learn of the passing of former PM Abe Shinzo," it said in a...
KASHIHARA, Japan -- Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on Friday by a gunman who opened fire at close range as the hugely influential politician delivered a campaign speech. The murder of the 67-year-old, who had been Japan's longest-serving leader, stunned the nation and...
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...
TOKYO, Japan -- Leaders and envoys from Asia and beyond reacted with shock and concern to the shooting of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe on Friday. In this file photo taken on March 14, 2020, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe talks to the media during a press conference in Tokyo. Former...
BALI, Indonesia -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced alarm and sadness on Friday after the shooting of Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe, a longtime ally of Washington. "This is a very, very sad moment," Blinken told reporters at a G20 meeting in Bali, saying the United States was...
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...
TOKYO, Japan -- Japan's former premier Shinzo Abe was fighting for his life on Friday after being shot at a campaign event, the prime minister said, condemning the "absolutely unforgivable" attack. The shooting of the country's best-known politician comes despite Japan's strict gun laws and with...
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...
