The United Kingdom (UK) is seeing "an exciting time" in its relationship with the Philippines as it has experienced the highest level of trade in goods and services with the latter. UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs James Cleverly made the pronouncement on...
Senate President Juan Miguel F. Zubiri on Friday, August 11, said Filipino taxpayers are unwittingly funding China’s illegal incursions and harassment of Filipinos in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) with the Philippine government’s continued patronage of Chinese contractors in big-ticket public...
The Philippines and Laos are exploring new ways of cooperation as their top diplomats expressed confidence in the ties of the two Asian nations. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo and Lao counterpart, Saleumxay Kommasith, recently sat down to review existing...
The Philippines and Portugal on Friday achieved a "milestone" after the top diplomats of both countries met for the first time in Manila to further ties, which the two sides admitted to have not been taken advantage of since 1946. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo sat down...
A reaffirmation of the Philippines’ claim of sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) in the South China Sea before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) through a resolution will solidify and rally international support against China’s political and military incursions into...
Seventy-five (75) percent of Filipinos are in favor of strengthening the military ties between the Philippines and the United States amid the security tension in the West Philippine Sea. Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (Senate PRIB Photo) ...
Outgoing French Ambassador to the Philippines Michele Boccoz has urged peoples of both nations to be "more imaginative" and "more ambitious" in bringing the two countries' ties to the next level. *Photo courtesy of French Ambassador to the Philippines Michele Boccoz* At the reception of Bastille Day...
Vice President Sara Duterte sees enhanced partnership between Chile and the Philippines after Ambassador Alvaro Jara Bucarey visited her office on Tuesday, July 11. (From left) Vice President Sara Duterte and Ambassador Alvaro Jara Bucarey of Chile (Inday Sara Duterte/Facebook) In a Facebook post,...
Russia believes there are many areas in which it can cooperate with the Philippines as it sees the latter as one of its “significant partners” on the Russia Day. Russian Ambassador to the Philippines Marat Pavlov said Moscow and Manila “have achieved a lot,” but the potential of the two...
Two multi-role response vessels (MRRVs) of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) crossed paths and had a heated confrontation with the Chinese coast guard and navy while they were patrolling the West Philippine Sea (WPS), it was revealed Friday, April 28. (File photo: Manila Bulletin) Commo. Jay...
Top diplomats of the Philippines and China have agreed that a stable relationship between the two countries amid differences over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and the South China Sea (SCS) is necessary not only for the benefit of their peoples but also for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo believes that the Philippines and the United States are now refocusing attention on emergent concerns that will likely be on their common agenda for the future, as the two countries started extensively discussing several matters "for the...
