A first-ever resolution that protects the rights of seafarers and eliminates all forms of compulsory labor in the shipping industry was adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Filipino seafarers (Photo from the Maritime Industry Authority) Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique...
On the 8th anniversary of the 2016 arbitral award on South China Sea, the United States said it remains "deeply concerned" about China's assertion over other countries' maritime jurisdiction. United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken (AFP) It called China anew to stop its dangerous acts in...
The Philippines said it has continued to uphold peace amid the "unlawful actions" causing serious incidents in the South China Sea eight years after the awarding of the arbitral award on the disputed waters in 2016. In a statement on the 8th anniversary of the 2016 arbitral award that favored the...
The Philippines on Tuesday, July 2, condemned North Korea for its launching of two ballistic missiles, saying that the act undermines the peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula and the larger Indo-Pacific region. This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says the...
A China Coast Guard (CCG) personnel is caught on camera while brandishing a pickaxe in front of an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) soldier during a resupply mission at BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal on June 17, 2024. (Courtesy of AFP) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is submitting...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said that the recent Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal incident was a "deliberate aggressive action" and not a misunderstanding or accident. Department of National Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro on Tuesday, June 25, 2024,...
The Philippines and Peru have inaugurated a Bilateral Consultation Meeting (BCM) that will eventually give way for both sides to discuss common concerns and other engagements. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro and her Peruvian counterpart, Vice Foreign Minister...
The Philippines has commended the United Nations Security Council for crafting a resolution that underscores the urgent need to address the escalating crisis in Gaza. In a statement on Thursday, June 20, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the resolution reaffirms the international...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday, June 19, urged China to stop actions and behaviors in the disputed South China Sea that would put the lives of personnel at risk after a recent incident wherein a China Coast Guard (CCG) and Philippine vessels collided near the Ayungin (Second...
Senate Majority Leader Francis "Tol" Tolentino on Tuesday, June 18 asked the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to seek assistance from the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) in delivering food supplies to Filipino soldiers stationed at the grounded BRP Sierra Madre at the Ayungin (Second...
The Philippines welcomed the Group of Seven (G7) Leaders Communiqué, which expressed support for the 2016 Arbitral Tribunal victory and concern over China’s use of water cannons against Philippine vessels in the disputed South China Sea. DFA (File Photo/MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement by...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has expressed support for the draft treaty between the Philippines and Spain that would allow natural-born Filipinos to retain their citizenship should they decide to become Spanish nationals. In a legal opinion dated April 30, 2024, DOJ Secretary Jesus Crispin C....
