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...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has red flagged over P600 million worth of procurement transactions made by the Marikina City government in connection with the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic emergency last year. 2DFB8829-8307-438F-8979-726B0F01E16D_4_5005_c The 2020 annual audit report...
Should President Duterte decide to run and win as vice president in the May 2022 polls, a Catholic prelate said he cannot succeed as president if the need arises. Retired Novaliches Bishop Teodoro Bacani (RCAM / Paul Guanlao / MANILA BULLETIN) Retired Novaliches Bishop Teodoro Bacani, a member of...
The Japanese government has made available a scholarship grant of Y329 million (approx. P143 million) for 22 young officials from various Philippine government institutions who wish to pursue post-graduate studies in Japan beginning the academic year 2022. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin...
Despite the continuing onslaught of the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, the Philippine government has successfully opened a new chancery building in the historical Roman road of Via Aurelia in the heart of Rome in Italy with no less than the top two officials of the Department of...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. ordered an “all out” assistance for a special needs kid who was stranded in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) along with his parents because of the Philippines’ travel ban on passengers coming from the Middle East country. Locsin asked Foreign Affairs...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. inaugurated the new chancery of the Philippine Embassy in Rome that will ensure the better delivery of services and assistance to Filipinos in Italy. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. and Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle unveiling the marker of...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has paid tribute to the late former President Benigno Aquino III, describing him as "the bravest of the brave." Photo from Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (Twitter) In a tweet on Friday, July 2, Locsin posted a photo of a workspace where the...
