The Philippines and the United States affirmed their commitment to strengthen diplomatic and defense alliance as they marked the 75 years of diplomatic relations and 70 years of the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) this year, the Philippine Embassy in Washington said. United States Secretary of State...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. personally thanked United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power for the assistance of the US government and its private sector to the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro...
A young fan wearing the shirt of Manchester United's new signing Cristiano Ronaldo points to Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, northwest England on September 6, 2021. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) Cristiano Ronaldo will make an eagerly anticipated second debut for Manchester United on Saturday...
United Airlines this week increased its Manila-Guam service from five times weekly to daily in order to meet growing demand from returning overseas Filipinos and "vaccine tourists" - international visitors allowed to receive COVID-19 vaccines on holiday. 71A0583_v2 The expanded service connects to...
The United States government has donated 25 laptop computers and 479 tablets to the Department of Education (DepEd) as part of the US commitment to support early grade learning in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic. US Agency for International Development (USAID) Philippines Office of...
Malacañang has underscored the importance of keeping the financially beleaguered Philippine Airlines (PAL) "in the air" amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo from PAL Facebook page) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a virtual press briefing Monday, Sept. 6 that the...
Vice President and opposition leader Leni Robredo has no intention to run for a Senate seat in the May 2022 polls. (Vice President Leni Robredo/Facebook) In an interview on ANC’s Headstart, Robredo was asked if she is open to running for senator in the upcoming elections. “No, I’m not,” the...
China’s action to impose reporting requirements for ships going through what it claims to be its territorial waters, including in the South China Sea, is “very concerning” and could trigger “instability and potential conflict” if implemented, a ranking United States Coast Guard official...
A Philippine-based climate justice advocacy group on Friday urged the governments of the United States, China and Japan to immediately end public and private funding for overseas coal projects and other fossil fuels. Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD) The US, Japan, and China...
The United States has delivered an additional 188,370 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines on Thursday, Sept. 2, as part of its worldwide effort to help the country in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. US Embassy officials join Philippine government officials in...
UNITED NATIONS -- The United Nations has resumed humanitarian flights to northern and southern Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover, a spokesman said Thursday. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric (UN Photo) The UN Humanitarian Air Service is now operating flights ''to enable 160 humanitarian...
The United States Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755), together with its counterparts from the Philippine Coast Guard and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), have concluded bilateral operations and security exercises in the West Philippine Sea. Munro, a 418-foot national security...
