The Philippines has abused the dispute settlement mechanism of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the Chinese Embassy in Manila spokesperson said on Saturday, July 12, for an “illegal award” that is being played up by the United States and its allies. The...
Former senator Francis Tolentino on Tuesday, July 8 expressed his support to the Department of Foreign Affairs’ (DFA) decision to summon Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian to explain the sanctions imposed against him. “As a private citizen, I fully support the DFA’s decision to summon the...
ILOILO CITY – The British government, through the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office of the British Embassy in Manila, has partnered with the Iloilo provincial government to boost the resiliency of the rice industry and ease the negative impact of climate change. Lloyd Cameron, economic...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) agreed that the Filipino youth should be able to fight “all forms of misinformation” by being vigilant and focused. This was DFA’s response when sought for reaction on Chinese Embassy in Manila Minister Counsellor Wang Yulei’s call to the Filipino...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Monday, June 30, that it has lowered the crisis alert level in Israel from 3 (voluntary repatriation) to 2 (restriction phase) effective immediately because of the improved security situation in the country. The statement was made amid the...
Officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Chinese Embassy in Manila put aside the two countries’ tensed relations due to their competing claims in South China Sea and enjoyed some friendly games during a sportsfest on Sunday, June 29. In a Facebook post on Monday, June 30,...
The United States and the Philippines have signed an agreement for the funding of technical assistance for the construction of the Subic-Clark-Manila-Batangas (SCMB) Railway, which is designed to link three major ports in Luzon. According to the US Embassy in Manila, the US Trade and Development...
The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Thursday, June 26, hit back at a Philippine military official for implying that the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have ties to the illegal drug trade. In the remarks of the spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in Manila, the embassy...
There were no changes in the policy regarding dual citizenship or lawful permanent resident travel rights in the United States, the Philippine Embassy in Washington said. In a statement on Thursday, June 26, the embassy warned Filipinos of the disinformation circulating on social media platforms...
The Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv announced that Israel is now back to its “full activity status” after a fragile ceasefire seemed to have held hours after it began. The advisory was posted on the embassy’s Facebook account on Wednesday, June 25. “Kasunod ng pag anunsyo ng ceasefire...
The US Embassy in the Philippines has requested visa applicants to set their social media accounts to 'public ' for vetting purposes. “All individuals applying for an F, M, or J nonimmigrant visa are requested to adjust the privacy settings on all of their social media accounts to...
Thirty-one Filipino repatriates have departed Qatar after a delay due to the temporary closure of Qatar 's airspace amid airstrikes, the Philippine Embassy in Qatar said. The embassy said the 31 Filipinos, who evacuated from Israel, Jordan, Palestine, and Qatar, have left Doha for Manila on...
