“It’s a circus!” This is how former Camarines Sur Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr. described current developments in the country’s political arena, saying that these were apparently triggered by the possible team up of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte and former Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro in...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., said overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) should not be subjected to any form of harassment in their own country as they have no one to depend on but themselves. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (Malacañang) Locsin made the statement after...
On the upcoming 5th anniversary of the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s decision on the South China Sea disputes between the Philippines and China, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. described the Award as “final” and firmly rejected attempts to undermine or even erase it from law,...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday warned the public anew against social media advertisements offering passport appointment slots in exchange for a fee following mounting complaints of difficulty in securing online passport application schedules due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said the country was just "staking our claim" after Filipino marine scientists found more "piles" of plastic trash in the West Philippine Sea . Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (Malacañang) Locsin made the statement after a team of...
China has assured it would continue to prioritize the Philippines despite the tightening of the global supply of COVID-19 vaccine, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said in a statement Monday. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and Chinese Foreign Minister and State Counselor Wang...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Monday directed the DFA’s Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs (OUMWA) to do “whatever it takes” to repatriate the 13 Filipino seafarers who have been left stranded for 17 months onboard their vessel in Southern China....
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. commended Filipinos abroad, assuring them of the Department of Foreign Affairs's (DFA's) quality service as the country commemorated the 123rd Independence Day on Saturday. DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. (DFA) In a video message, Locsin commended...
Three prerequisites should be met before the National Capital Region- Plus (NCR-Plus) can shift to a less restrictive quarantine status, Marikina City Mayor Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro said on Friday (June 11). (MARIKINA PIO/ MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) On June 15, the General Community...
Known for his distrust of the media, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Thursday apologized to a Manila-based newspaper for undermining the veracity of its report on the 370 respirators which were left rotting at the warehouse of the Department of Health (DOH) in the middle of the...
DAVAO CITY - Former Defense Secretary Gilberto "Gibo" Teodoro was eligible to receive his COVID-19 vaccine in Davao, the regional director of the Department of Health here said Monday (June 7). In an online press briefing here, Dr. Annabelle Yumang said Teodoro, who was a former representative for...
Marikina City has administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccines to 61,700 individuals, Mayor Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro announced on Wednesday (June 2). “Tuloy-tuloy ang vaccine rollout natin (Our vaccine rollout continues). Sa ngayon ay 61,700 indidividuals tayong nababakunahan (As of now,...
