​China has reminded both the United States and the Philippines to ensure that their military cooperation is not targeting any other country following Washington's approval for Manila to procure fighter jets. Guo Jiakun, spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry, said that "whatever defense or...
The country’s leading business groups and foreign chambers are urging the Marcos administration’s chief economic manager to defer the implementation of an inter-agency pre-border inspection policy, warning that it may discourage trade to the Philippines. In a March 26 letter addressed to...
Four Filipinos in Myanmar remain unaccounted for following the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck the Southeast Asian country on Friday, March 28, an official from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, locals gather near a collapsed building...
A Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) official said 19 of the 20 Filipinos arrested in Qatar for holding an unauthorized political demonstration on Friday, March 28, are still under police custody. Philippine Embassy in Qatar In an interview with Super Radyo dzBB, DFA Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega...
There were no reported casualties among Filipinos in Myanmar and Thailand due to the strong earthquakes that struck both countries on Friday, March 28, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Damaged pagodas are seen after an earthquake, Friday, March 28, 2025 in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. (AP...
No country must interfere with the Philippines' decisions in terms of bolstering its military capability as the country is no one's chess piece. PCO Undersecretary Claire Castro (RTVM) This was the Palace's response to China's call to the Philippines to “stop serving as other countries’...
OPAPRU Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. lauds the agency's international and private peace partners during the inaugural International and Private Partnerships Forum (IPPF) 2024 at the Manila Hotel on Nov. 14, 2024. (Photo by John Louie Abrina / MANILA BULLETIN) The Office of the Presidential Adviser on...
National Security Adviser Eduardo Año denied on Thursday, March 20, participation in any so-called "conspiracy" that led to the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte. National Security Adviser Eduardo Año attends the motu proprio hearing Thursday, March 20, 2025 conducted by the...
Reelectionist Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said that while he appreciates Senator Imee Marcos’ initiative to conduct a Senate inquiry into the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte, such move is already too late. Sen. Christopher...
Renewable energy (RE) infrastructure, particularly those focused on transmission and distribution, is poised to be the country’s most lucrative investment magnet in the near future. HSBC Hong Kong Global Financing Solutions Director Max Thomas had this to say, as he noted that the...
Among the main agendas for the looming Senate investigation into the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte is to clarify the involvement including the role of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), as well as the various government...
Malacañang said the recent arrest and surrender of former president Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court (ICC) did not change the view of foreign investors of the Philippines. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro (RTVM) In a press briefing, Palace...
