The Senate on Monday, March 2, concurred in the ratification of the treaty between the Philippines and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons. Proposed Senate Resolution No. 315 seeks to enable persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) to serve their...
Senator Erwin Tulfo is seeking the Senate’s concurrence on the treaty between the Philippines and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the transfer of sentenced persons. Tulfo said this as he sponsored Senate Resolution No. 315 to the plenary exactly five days after it was...
The Department of National Defense (DND) stepped up its maritime cyber defense efforts through a specialized training course with the United Kingdom and a high-level cyber meeting with Canada. The DND, together with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), joined a maritime cybersecurity training...
Vice President Sara Duterte welcomed Her Excellency Sarah Hulton OBE, Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Philippines, during a courtesy call at the Office of the Vice President (OVP) in Mandaluyong City last month. "Lubos ang ating kasiyahan na tanggapin...
King Charles III and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom expressed solidarity with the Philippines over death and destruction wrought by recent typhoons. The British monarch, in a message posted by the UK Embassy in Manila on Tuesday, Nov. 11, said he and his wife were “deeply concerned” by the...
Several countries have conveyed their sympathy to Filipinos devastated by Typhoon Tino. Germany, Canada, United States, European Union, Australia, United Kingdom, and United Arab Emirates issued statements of sympathy and support to the Philippines which has taken the brunt of the typhoon that has...
President Marcos has met the new ambassadors of Belgium and the United Kingdom as they begin their tour of duty in the Philippines. Marcos received Resident Ambassador of Belgium Vladislava Iordanova and Resident Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Sarah Hulton at...
The United Kingdom (UK) is reaffirming its strong commitment to free trade by expanding bilateral trade with the Philippines through a more robust trade preference scheme in the export market and other growth-driving sectors. Last year, total trade in goods and services between the UK and the...
The Department of National Defense (DND) reinforced its defense cooperation with major European allies on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Saturday, May 31. DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. held separate bilateral meetings with European Union (EU) chief diplomat Kaja...
The United Kingdom has appointed Sarah Anne Pascale Hulton as its newest ambassador to the Philippines, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) said in a post on its official website. Newly designated Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Manila Sarah Hulton (UK Foreign,...
Amid threats of higher tariffs imposed by the United States globally, the United Kingdom will “turbocharge” its investment and trade relations with the Philippines across key sectors, British Ambassador to Manila Laure Beaufils said. UK Ambassador to the Philippines Laure Beaufils speaks...
(Left) UK’s Minister for Trade Policy and Economic Security Douglas Alexander and DTI Undersecretary Allan Gepty (UK Business and Trade photo) The Philippines and the United Kingdom (UK) have endorsed several programs, including government-to-government and government-to-business...
