Addressing climate change has never been more urgent than when Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Sixth Assessment Report found that climate risks are emerging sooner and will worsen faster than anticipated, making adaptation more difficult with rising global temperatures. Low-income...
China claimed that the Philippines had to limit the area where Filipino fishermen could fish and where Filipino troops could fly over and navigate in the Scarborough Shoal. That's what the Philippines supposedly entered into with China seven years ago to manage differences over the South China Sea,...
China’s embassy in Manila on Thursday, May 2, shrugged off several countries’ expression of concern over the Chinese aggression on the Philippine vessels by saying they do not represent the international community and are just only taking side. The embassy also blamed President Marcos’...
The Philippine government on Thursday, May 2, summoned one of China’s top diplomats in Manila to explain the latest harassment incident in the country’s waters. The latest diplomatic action came after the China Coast Guard (CCG) fired a water cannon at Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Bureau of...
1-Rider Party-list Rep. Rodge Gutierrez (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) Assistant Minority Leader 1-Rider Party-list Rep. Rodge Gutierrez has taken exception to the supposed meddling of the Chinese government in Philippine politics, even as...
Ambassador Bartinah Ntombizodwa Radebe-Netshitenzhe during her welcome remarks at the South African Tourism Workshop South African Tourism (SAT), in collaboration with the South African Embassy in Manila, Philippines, announced their re-engagement and re-inspiration initiative for the Philippines...
French Ambassador Marie Fontanel and Greek Ambassador Ioannis Pediotis pose with a French signage reading “Heureux de vous accueillir” (Happy to welcome you). The Ambassador of the French Embassy in the Philippines, H.E. Marie Fontanel, together with the Ambassador of the Embassy of Greece in...
H.E. Amb. Marie Fontanel The Embassy of France in the Philippines, together with the French Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines and Business France, held Tastin France Manila on April 8, 2024, at the Raffles Hotel in Makati. The French Chamber of Commerce and Industry Philippines Team The...
H.E. Amb. Megawati Manan of the Embassy of Brunei Darussalam The Ambassador of the Brunei Darussalam Embassy, H.E. Megawati Manan, and her spouse, Col (Rtd) Rahman Durahman, hosted a high-tea reception to celebrate Eid al-Fitr. Held on April 11, 2024, at the ambassador's residence, the lovely...
H.E. Amb. Agus Widjojo of the Embassy of Indonesia in the Philippines After fasting for one month, it's time to indulge and get together with friends and family, and finally break the fast on the auspicious day of Eid al-Fitr, a celebration known as Idulfitri in Indonesia and generally as Eid...
DFA Office of European Affairs Assistant Secretary Maria Elena Algabre, Ambassador Raduta Dana Matache, OIC of DMW Hans Leo Cacdac, Romania Embassy Deputy Head of Mission William Korbil, and DMW Usec. Patricia Yvonne Caunan at the ribbon cutting ceremony The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW),...
An American diplomat on Monday, April 22, said the annual war games between the Philippines and the United States give the peoples of both countries the chance to strengthen their ties, which is the backbone of the “deep friendship” between the two nations. Photo courtesy of US Embassy in...