The U.S. military and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) recently completed their first-ever joint tactical combat casualty care training to boost the country's capability in maritime security and rescue operations. CASUALTY CARE TRAINING-- The U.S. Civilian Military Support Element-Philippines and the...
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) has just capped a 10-day Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HA/DR) training with the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) at Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui, San Antonio, Zambales. (Photo from Embassy of Japan) The activity was conducted from Sept....
The European Union (EU) has also sent its congratulatory message to Filipino Maria Ressa for receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. Maria Ressa and the European Union flag (Photos from MANILA BULLETIN/ Unsplash) Ressa, chief executive officer (CEO) of Rappler, won the coveted award Friday, Oct. 8 along...
Various disaster relief equipment were donated by the government of Japan to the Philippines on Wednesday, Oct. 6. RELIEF OPS BOOST-- Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko leads the turnover of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief equipment to the Philippines' Department...
Hundreds of former Peace Corps volunteers and officials from the Philippines and United States gathered virtually Wednesday, Oct. 6, to celebrate the 6oth anniversary of Peace Corps Philippines. VIRTUAL CELEBRATION--The U.S. Peace Corps, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines, Philippine government, and...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana hosted newly appointed United States Charge d'Affaires to the Philippines Heather Variava at the DND Headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Tuesday, September 28. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and United States Charge...
The United Nations (UN) in the Philippines and French government will continue to provide meals to some 160,000 children in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) despite the closure of schools for in-person classes due to the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic....
A top official of the United States Embassy in Manila on Tuesday said the US is honored to continuously contribute to the Philippines’ COVID-19 response following the latest delivery of nearly 2.6 million Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses to the country. Newly designated US Embassy Charge...
The Philippine Embassy in Libya has announced the demise of one of its key officers who succumbed to COVID-19 at a hospital in Mitiga on Monday, Sept. 20. Attaché Jose Arcel Donato of the Philippine Embassy in Libya (via Facebook/CDA Jed Dayang) “It is with the most profound sorrow that the...
Officials of the Ayala Alabang Village and barangay in Muntinlupa are protesting the raid conducted by Philippine immigration and police, and the Korean Embassy inside the exclusive subdivision Saturday night. In a statement issued on Sept. 19, the Ayala Alabang Village Association (AAVA) and...
Proudly Pinoy-made products make it to Maison & Objet’s ‘Best of MOM’ 2021 list PINOY DESIGN From left: Zarate’s Cheque Bench; Philippine Embassy first secretary C. Rola McKernan with MOM project manager E. Potier; and Finali’s Fiori Lamp (Paris PE photos) Maison & Objet, one of...
All nonimmigrant B1/B2 (Business/Tourist) interview appointments scheduled through October 29, 2021 are canceled due to the continued significant worldwide challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States Embassy in Manila said Friday. The US Embassy advised those affected applicants...
