Senators have expressed confusion and concern as to why the United States (US) government has chosen the Philippines as the country to temporarily house their allies from Afghanistan. Sen. Imee Marcos leads the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs' inquiry into the United States government's...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday confirmed that Manila is currently in talks with Washington on whether it would allow or not Afghan nationals to stay in the Philippines while waiting for their Special Immigrant Visas for eventual relocation to the United States. Ma. Teresita...
Senators are seeking immediate answers into the purported proposal of the United States to allow some Afghanistan nationals to temporarily stay in the Philippines. This, after the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, headed by Sen. Imelda “Imee” Marcos, has set a public hearing on the...
The US Embassy in Manila said Thursday it is already aware of the Senate of the Philippines' plan to conduct an inquiry into its request for Manila to let Afghan nationals stay in the country while waiting for their Special Immigrant Visa. Stephen Dove, the acting spokesperson of the embassy, made...
There is still no go signal from President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to grant the request made by Washington to let Afghan nationals stay in the Philippines while waiting for their Special Immigrant Visa from the United States, Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel "Babe" Romualdez said...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left) and the late former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. (MANILA BULLETIN, Wikipedia) A ranking congressman expects President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to "follow the good deeds of his father" when it comes to the issue of whether or not to accept...
Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel "Babe" Romualdez on Wednesday clarified that Washington's request for Manila to allow Afghan refugees in the country only covers those who worked for the US government and those whose lives are in danger. Romualdez made the clarification after...
“No problem with me.” “This will be a good humanitarian act on the part of the Philippines,’’ Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III on the request of the United States to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. to allow Afghan refugees to temporarily stay in the country....
Senator Imee Marcos, on Friday, June 9, urged newly appointed Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro and National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año to shed light on a request by the United States to grant some Afghans special immigrant status in the Philippines. Marcos, chairperson of the Senate...
UNITED NATIONS, United States -- The UN Security Council adopted a resolution Thursday calling on the Taliban to "swiftly reverse" all restrictive measures against women, condemning in particular its ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations. The resolution, unanimously adopted by all 15...
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Taliban have ordered airlines in Afghanistan to stop women from flying unless accompanied by a male relative, in the latest crackdown on basic human rights by the country's new rulers since seizing power. The hardline Islamists have imposed sweeping restrictions on...
WASHINGTON, United States – The United States and other Western countries on Thursday condemned the Taliban's decision to shut girls secondary schools in Afghanistan just hours after reopening them, and urged the hardline Islamist movement to reverse course. The joint statement from the...
