The proposed extension of the country's visiting forces agreement (VFA) with the United States is "on the table" pending a dialogue with Washington officials, President Duterte said Monday. President Rodrigo Duterte discusses the coronavirus threat, among others, during a a televised address on...
The United States government has successfully delivered a total of 3,240,850 doses of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccines to its longest treaty ally in Asia, the Philippines, as part of its worldwide effort to fight the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Single-shot Johnson &...
An additional 1,606,600 doses of Johnson and Johnson (J&J) vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were delivered in the country on Saturday afternoon, July 17, which came from the donations of the United States government. An additional 1.6 million doses of Johnson & Johnson...
More than 1.6 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine arrived in the Philippines on Friday afternoon, July 16. In this file photo taken on May 7, 2021, Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines are seen on a table at a vaccination clinic in Los...
A fresh batch of 250,800 Moderna anti-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines arrived in the country on Thursday afternoon, July 15. (Ariel Fernandez/ MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque led the government officials who welcomed the United States (US)-manufactured...
In support of the Philippines’ COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) response, the United States Embassy in Manila has turned over 420 intensive care unit (ICU) beds worth P23.9 million ($498,000) to the Department of Health (DOH). United States Embassy Charge d'Affaires John Law (L) and Health...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Wednesday welcomed the open support expressed by the United States for the 2016 Arbitral Award in the South China Sea and for reaffirming its commitment to invoke the RP-US Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) in case of an armed attack against the...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said on Wednesday, July 14, that they are verifying information that Chinese vessels dumped human waste in the disputed waters in Spratly Islands, but stressed that the Philippines is not a dumpsite. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) hailed the Philippines' retention of its "Tier 1" classification in the United States (US) government’s trafficking in persons (TIP) index. (Photo by Kevin Lanceplaine/ Unsplash) BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said the bureau fully appreciated the 2021 TIP report of...
For China, the historic July 12, 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague that rejected its excessive claims in the South China Sea is nothing but a piece of “waste paper.” Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian (via Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China) “The...
The Duterte administration is not turning its back on the United States despite its close ties with China. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a public address at the Malacañang Golf (Malago) Clubhouse in Malacañang Park, Manila on July 6, 2021. (Malacañang) President Duterte explained that...
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque revealed on Wednesday, July 7, he rode the same C-130 military cargo plane that crash landed in Patikul, Sulu last weekend. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “Nag-turn over din po tayo ng medical supplies sa Iloilo...
