Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Friday, July 7, urged President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to hold another round of talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and bring up the recent incidents of harassment by Chinese Coast Guard vessels roaming the West Philippine Sea. ...
A Philippine embassy official has become the first ever female chairperson of a standing committee of an intergovernmental organization administering international conventions related to private international law in the Netherlands. Lawyer Marisar Ivy Cabatingan has been elected as chair of the...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Sunday, April 2 said the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) should take into account the Supreme Court (SC) and the 2016 Hague Arbitral rulings if it pushes through with the plan to have another round of exploratory talks with the People's Republic of China. ...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo on Saturday noted Philippine Ambassador to The Hague J. Eduardo Malaya’s appointment as president of the governing body of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA). In a Twitter post, Manalo said Malaya’s presidency of PCA’s...
Philippine Ambassador to The Netherlands J. Eduardo Malaya has been elected as the head of the governing body of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA). According to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Malaya was elected as the president of the Administrative Council of the PCA for the year...
The Philippine government has reaffirmed its commitment to international law and the rule of law in terms of handling inter-state relations. Philippine Ambassador to The Netherlands J. Eduardo Malaya made the assurance as he said the government does that by recalling the valuable services of three...
A hall dedicated to honor the memory of the first and only Filipino judge in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been inaugurated at the Philippines Embassy in The Hague. The Judge Cesar Bengzon Hall was opened on Tuesday, July 19, in a ceremony attended by the ICJ Vice President, four...
The Philippine Embassy to The Hague will dedicate next week a sitting room at the ground floor of the Chancery to honor the memory of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Cesar Bengzon. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, the move aims to recognize Bengzon for his “unprecedented...
Dutch reality show "Million Dollar Island" which was filmed on location in northern Palawan is set to air on television in the Netherlands on Sunday (Dutch time), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. "Million Dollar Island" trailer title card (Screenshot from Metronieuws/SBS6) A hundred...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima said the West Philippine Sea should be among the top priority issues that all candidates in the upcoming May 2022 national elections. At the same time, De Lima said Filipinos should help defend the country’s sovereign rights by electing candidates who can assert...
Filipinos for Filipinos The Philippine Embassy in The Hague commended Filipino community organizations for their humanitarian assistance programs for their fellow Filipinos experiencing difficulties in this pandemic. The commendations were made during a picnic organized by the embassy for Filipino...
House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez has filed a resolution asking Congress to declare July 12 as the National West Philippine Sea Victory Day, in commemoration of the country’s historic win in the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at The Hague. “This declaration will celebrate our...
