Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino on Monday, January 20 welcomed the news that all of the Afghan refugees who were temporarily hosted by the Philippines while processing their special immigrant visa (SIV) applications to relocate to the United States – have already left the country....
For humanitarian reasons, Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino expressed his full support for the government's actions to allow the entry of 300 Afghan nationals — individuals who aided American forces and their families composed mostly of children — in the Philippines for the processing of...
Allowing the temporary entry of refugees is something that the Philippines has done even during the Second World War, Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said on Wednesday, Aug. 21. This is in reaction to the Philippine and the United States government's agreement to allow the entry of a...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has yet to decide on whether or not the Philippines would heed the United States' request to host Afghan refugees. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Ali Vicoy) "No decision yet," Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cheloy Garafil...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said the government was still studying the possibility of the Philippines accepting refugees from Afghanistan, saying the situation remains complicated. *President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (PTV screenshot)* In an interview with reporters in...
The landing at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) of a Boeing C-17 transport aircraft registered under the U.S. military was a mistake and was caused by clerical error. Sen. Imee Marcos (Senate PRIB Photo) This was pointed out on Friday, July 7, by...
To allow thousands of Afghan refugees to stay temporarily in the Philippines while they await their US visa is the right thing to do for humanitarian reason. “It is the right thing to do as humanly as possible,’’ Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said of a US request for the Philippines to...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. bared there is yet to be a deal between the Philippines and United States on the request to house Afghan refugees in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Ali Vicoy) The matter, he said, will have to be further studied and see if it would...
The chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee on Wednesday, June 28, sought a formal Senate inquiry into the uncoordinated landing of a US Air Force plane at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) last Monday, June 26. Through Senate Resolution No. 667, Senator Imee Marcos,...
The government is carefully studying the request of the United States to the Philippines to temporarily house around 50,000 Afghan refugees as the legality of the issue must first be established, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. said. *Department of...
Senator Francis N. Tolentino said that accepting displaced refugees is the highest standard when it comes to the adherence to international human rights commitment. In an interview with the ABS-CBN News Channel direct from Washington D.C., Tolentino said that the Philippines, being part of the...
Malacañang said that the government was still studying the request of the United States of America (USA) for the Philippines to allow the temporary stay of Afghan refugees in the country. *File photo of President Marcos meeting US President Joseph Biden in Washington, D.C., in May 2023....
