Amid reports of shadowing and dangerous maneuvers experienced by various vessels in the South China Sea, China said Saturday, Jan. 13, "there is never any issue with freedom of navigation" in the contested waterway. According to the Chinese Embassy in Manila, the current situation in the South...
The Chinese Embassy in Manila has told Germany’s top diplomat that countries outside of the region could not meddle in the South China Sea dispute after the latter said the current sea row is also a concern for Europe. "No non-regional country has the right to interfere in the...
The United States Embassy in Manila on Thursday, Jan. 11, confirmed the current presence of a US commercial tanker in the Philippines, which Senator Imee Marcos believed to be transferring 39 million gallons of fuel from a US military facility to the country. "We can confirm that the Yosemite...
HUNGARY The Embassy of Hungary in Manila is calling all those looking for Undergraduate, Postgraduate, and Doctorate courses. We have the pleasure to inform you that the DreamApply online application system for Stipendium Hungaricum applicants is now open! The deadline for submitting the complete...
On Dec. 13, 2023, the Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC) welcomed students from Buting Elementary School for a special Hello! Japan session. The lively Grades 5 and 6 students embarked on a journey into the wonders of Japanese culture. The students got a premium pass to all things Japanese...
The second KOR-PHL AlumNight was hosted by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Philippines last Dec. 20, at Acacia Function Room, Brittany Hotel in Taguig City. H.E. Seung Man Sang (center) takes group photo with Korea scholarship alumnis On this day, alumni from the Korea Defense School,...
There were no Filipino onboard the Japan Airlines (JAL) flight that caught fire at the Haneda Airport in Tokyo after a collision with a second aircraft, the Japanese Embassy in Manila said on Thursday, Jan. 4. An official looks at the wreckage of a Japan coast guard plane on the tarmac at...
The Embassy of Canada has announced that nine organizations from across the Philippines will receive support from the Canada Fund this year. “In 2022-23, the Embassy of Canada marked its 50th year of supporting local organizations in the Philippines through the Canada Fund for Local...
The Philippine Embassy in Japan will “continue to persist” in obtaining information from the Haneda Airport in Tokyo and Japan Airlines (JAL) if there were Filipinos aboard the plane that collided with another aircraft and burst into flames upon landing. This photo provided by Jiji Press...
Filipinos are safe in Japan after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the coastal prefecture of Ishikawa, where at least eight people were reported killed. Philippine Ambassador to Tokyo Mylene Garcia-Albano said Tuesday, Jan. 2, that the embassy has not received any report about the 1,300 Filipinos...
The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Wednesday, Dec. 20, denied that China is tapping and funding some Filipinos to cause internal trouble in the country. In a statement, the embassy said the allegation that China is engaged in such activity to supposedly “destabilize the Philippines is...
On Dec. 6, the Embassy of Finland in the Philippines hosted a dinner to celebrate its 106th National Day at the Ascott BGC. In his speech, H.E. Amb. Juha Pyykkö highlighted, among other things, how Finland was ranked the happiest place in the world for 2023. H.E. Amb. Juha Pyykkö "For...
