When two cultures meet, remarkable things happen. A harmonious blend of tradition, innovation, and purpose blooms into a celebration of everything shared between them. It is this very fusion that filled the UNIQLO Manila Global Flagship Store last July 29, in Glorietta 5, Makati City, in...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday, August 13, said it is coordinating with Philippine diplomatic posts in China to verify reports that more than 100 Filipino nationals have been arrested by Chinese authorities . In a statement, the DFA said it was in close coordination with the...
Former Philippine Finance Secretary Cesar V. Purisima has been conferred the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, by Emperor Naruhito of Japan, recognizing his contributions to deepening economic relations between the two nations. Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya led the conferment...
For outgoing French Ambassador Marie Fontanel, there was one word that best described her three years in the Philippines: “fraternité”. It was fitting, then, that fraternity—the third of the French Republic’s ideals of “Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité”—became the theme of...
Describing it as a "despicable and shameless act," the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines on Friday, Aug. 7, strongly condemned the display of white caskets and anti-China banners outside its Consular Section in Manila and at several locations across Metro Manila. In a statement issued by Embassy...
Japanese koi swim through the waves of Siargao, cranes hover among coconut trees, and lotus flowers appear across the Banaue Rice Terraces. Philippine landscapes meet Japanese cultural symbols in three installations unveiled at the Uniqlo Manila Global Flagship Store in Glorietta 5, Makati City, on...
When Polish Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Stefan Krajewski arrived in Manila, he wasn’t simply promoting dairy products, meat, confectionery, and apples. He was making a diplomatic case for why more Polish food deserves a place on Filipino tables. His visit marked Poland’s...
The Embassy of the State of Palestine transformed Manila’s Metropolitan Theater into a venue for cultural diplomacy as it hosted the Palestine–Philippines Music Concert on June 29, bringing together diplomats, government officials, artists, academics, and members of the public for an evening...
Four Filipino seafarers have been repatriated from Iran after seeking the government 's help over their difficult situation under the employment of an Iranian company, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. All four Filipinos arrived in the country on July 29, the DFA said on Friday,...
China has warned that it would "respond resolutely" if the Philippines continues what Beijing described as acts of infringement or provocation around Bajo de Masinloc, as it rejected Manila 's delimitation of territorial sea baselines around the disputed shoal. In a statement posted on the...
Health security rarely makes headlines, but it remains one of the most practical forms of diplomacy. That was evident as healthcare professionals, tuberculosis specialists, and public health officials from seven Southeast Asian countries gathered in Makati City for a regional capacity-building...
The rich traditions of Chinese tea culture took center stage at the Tea for Harmony Yaji Cultural Salon, bringing together diplomats, cultural leaders, and members of the media for an afternoon of tea appreciation and cross-cultural exchange. Hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the...
