WASHINGTON, D.C. —The United States did not ask the Philippines to send military troops should a war ensue amid the rising tensions over Taiwan. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of KJ Rosales/PPA Pool) "No," was Marcos' prompt answer when asked if there was a...
Four overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) died in a fire that hit a food factory in Taiwan. Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) chief Silvestre Bello said three of them died due to suffocation, while the other passed on while undergoing medical treatment in the hospital. "Nakontak na ang next of...
The four new Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites that will be jointly established by the Philippines and United States government can be used as evacuation sites for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who may be affected by future conflicts. (File photo via Manila Bulletin) Senior...
Gen. Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (CSAFP), went to Cagayan and Isabela provinces on Tuesday, April 18, to inspect three of the four proposed sites for the expansion of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) which are also being used as venues for...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said he intends to talk to Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian, and clarify the latter's "surprising" statement about the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Taiwan. Marcos said this after [Huang called on the Philippines to oppose the...
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian has maintained his silence over his controversial remark related to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Taiwan and instead called to maintain the friendship between the Philippines and China. In his first public appearance on Wednesday after issuing...
Flag of China (Unsplash) Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, April 18, brushed off the clarification of controversial Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian that his statement on the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Taiwan was misquoted. Hontiveros had earlier advised Malacañang to ask Beijing to...
The Philippine government has put in place measures to assure  the safety of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Taiwan amid controversial remarks made by China's top diplomat in Manila. In a statement on Monday night, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) assured the public that...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada The Philippine government has enough funds to cover for the repatriation of about 150,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Taiwan in case the China-Taiwan situation deteriorates. Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, chairman of the Senate Labor Committee, said two-thirds of...
Senator Francis Tolentino (Senate PRIB) Senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino on Monday, April 17, proposed for the country’s Balikatan Exercises with the United States (US) to include in upcoming drills the evacuation simulation of more than 150,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) based in Taiwan...
A Filipino official deployed to Taiwan has questioned a statement made by China's ambassador in Manila when the latter linked American military's access to Philippine military sites to the employment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the self-governing island. Silvestro Bello, chairperson of...
The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Sunday, April 16, accused reports of misquoting or misinterpreting the remarks made by Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian about the fate of some 150,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Taiwan amid the intensified Philippine-United States (US)...
