Local government units (LGUs) should have the power to amend the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) list of Social Amelioration Program (SAP) beneficiaries in order to include more people in need of financial assistance during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), Marikina City...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday said disputes in the South China Sea should be resolved peacefully through the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and in the 2016 Arbitral Award rendered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. Foreign...
On instructions of President Duterte, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Friday handed over the diplomatic note recalling the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) to United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III after the US have addressed “with good faith” issues...
The Marikina City local government assured the public on Wednesday, July 28, that COVID-19 vaccines stored in the city are safe and secured amid the continuous onslaught of monsoon rains and flooding in various parts of the city and Metro Manila. (Photo from Mayor Marcy Teodoro's Facebook) “Iyong...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. and British Foreign Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs Dominic Raab spoke over the phone to discuss the prospects of enhanced cooperation in time for the celebration of this year’s 75 th anniversary of the...
Catholic prelates came up with their own list of things that they would like to hear when President Duterte delivers his last State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 26. Cubao Bishop Honesto Ongtioco (PHOTO COURTESY OF THE DIOCESE OF CUBAO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The wish list...
Over 3,000 families in Marikina City have been evacuated to designated camps as of Saturday (July 24) after the second alarm was raised when Marikina River’s water level reached 16 meters, according to the Marikina Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (DRRMO). (Photo courtesy of Marvin...
The Philippines and the United Nations (UN) have launched a joint program that outlines mechanisms that aim to strengthen the country's institution and support its continued fulfillment of international human rights obligations, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. L-R: United Nations...
First alarm was raised after Marikina River’s water level reached 15 meters at 12:07 a.m., Saturday (July 24), Marikina City Rescue 161 said. (Photo courtesy of Marikina Rescue 161) Sirens rang to alert residents that the water level of the river has already reached 15 meters, telling them that...
Chinese medical experts and Philippine officials have exchanged views on their respective experiences in battling COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) even as the government in Manila expressed its appreciation of China’s assistance to the country’s response to the pandemic, including in-kind...
Amid the Department of Foreign Affairs’ (DFA) passport appointment woes, Foreign Affairs chief Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Saturday, July 17, admitted that the agency has a backlog of three million passports. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (PCOO/FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) His admission...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Wednesday welcomed the open support expressed by the United States for the 2016 Arbitral Award in the South China Sea and for reaffirming its commitment to invoke the RP-US Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) in case of an armed attack against the...
