The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday, April 4, that it was already informed by the Chinese government about the arrest of three Filipinos suspected of spying as well as the charges they are facing. DFA spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza said that protecting the rights and the...
Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon will be in the Philippines starting Monday, March 10, to meet with Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manila to further enhance the two countries’ bilateral cooperation on various sectors, including trade and maritime cooperation, the...
Some 21 countries have backed the Philippines following the recent incident between Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) and Philippine vessels at the Ayungin Shoal. A rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) reaches the starboard side of BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal to deliver fresh supplies for Filipino...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has warned the public against China's narratives in the South China Sea, which are usually crafted in line with its own interests. Ma. Teresita Daza, DFA spokesperson, said Wednesday, March 6, that "we have to be very careful" about China's...
International support is pouring in for the Philippines after its vessels became the latest targets of water cannon attacks by the China Coast Guard (CCG) in the West Philippine Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday, Dec. 11. Speaking in a Palace briefing, DFA...
Declaring Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian as persona non grata (PNG) is an option that should not be taken in haste and must be seriously reviewed, a Foreign Affairs executive said. DFA Spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza (RTVM Screenshot) Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza said while...
The lowering of tensions in the South China Sea, which President Marcos and Chinese President Xi Jinping talked about the last time they met in the United States, remains off track. Even the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) raised questions on whatever happened to the agreement between Marcos...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday, Dec. 11, said that it has filed two diplomatic protests—at the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing—and has summoned Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian to object two consecutive water cannon incidents at the West...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has defended the exercise of its mandate to issue Philippine visas to foreign nationals after the Department of Justice (DOJ) suggested allowing third-parties to perform this function on account of supposed irregularities. Ma. Teresita Daza, DFA spokesperson,...
The Philippine government maintained that it will not seek permission from China to conduct a resupply mission to a grounded ship in the Ayungin Shoal despite Beijing’s protest that such missions infringed into its territory, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Thursday, Nov. 16. BRP...
Aside from the constant areas of cooperation such as agriculture, food security, tourism, digital economy, and people-to-people exchanges, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. intends to explore new ties with Malaysia on the Halal industry and Islamic banking. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong'...
The Philippines and China gave contrasting positions over which one was to blame for the recent near-collision involving the Philippine and Chinese vessels in the Ayungin Shoal. The foreign ministries of both countries aired their respective positions over the dangerous incident less than a day...
