Teachers, who are members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT), on Wednesday, April 6, flocked to the Palacio del Gobernador in Intramuros, Manila to press the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for a dialogue in order to address their issues and concerns as Board of Election Inspectors...
The Ayungin Shoal Incident will serve as the backdrop for the Philippines's participation in the ASEAN-China Special Summit on Nov. 22. This, after Malacañang confirmed in a statement on Saturday night, Nov. 20, President Duterte's participation in the event, which would commemorate the 30th...
The Philippines and the United States (US) seek to further coordinate diplomatic efforts in building an international coalition that supports the international law-based maritime order as both sides share the same view on China's "expansive maritime claims" in the South China Sea. STRATEGIC...
The United States (US) and the Philippines will hold the ninth Bilateral Strategic Dialogue (BSD) from Nov. 15 to 16 in Washington, D.C., the US Embassy in the Philippines announced. Former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs David Stilwell and former Department of...
President Duterte has underscored the importance of promoting digital literacy to facilitate the inclusion of vulnerable groups in the digital economy amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made this intervention during the 2021 APEC...
The Australia, United Kingdom, and United States (AUKUS) trilateral security partnership must be favorable to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), of which the Philippines is a founding member. (Photos from Unsplash/ Malacañang) This was the gist of President Duterte's message on...
It was Russian President Vladimir Putin's turn Thursday, Oct. 28 to hear words of appreciation from President Duterte in connection with the Russian Federation's coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-related assistance to the Philippines. President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and Russian President Vladimir...
President Duterte raised the issues of coral reef protection and illegal fishing during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' (ASEAN) dialogue with China on Tuesday, Oct. 26. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) "We hark back to the Philippines' ASEAN Chairmanship in 2017 where we...
President Duterte has welcomed the signing of the Philippines-Republic of Korea (ROK) free trade agreement on Tuesday, Oct. 26. (Photos from Malacañang/ Unsplash) Speaking during the 22nd ASEAN-ROK Summit, Duterte says the trade pact is "needed for our economies to recover and bounce back,"...
The Philippines and Japan reaffirmed their commitment to sustain activities at sea following international law, including the 2016 arbitral ruling that ruled in favor of the Philippines in a maritime dispute. MARITIME DIALOGUE -- Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary for Maritime and Oceans Affairs...
PEACE-MAKER Former Speaker of the House Jose C. de Venecia Jr. The United Nations general assembly commenced its 76th session last Sept. 14, amid the still raging COVID-19 pandemic, which has infected some 226 million people and claimed more than 4.6 million human lives worldwide, and increasing,...
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles believes that the two warring factions of ruling party Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban)--one led by Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi and the other by Senator Manny Pacquiao--can still "be together". Senator Manny Pacquiao...
