Australia, Japan, France, and Germany have expressed “serious concerns” on the latest incident between China and the Philippines in the Ayungin Shoal and urged China to abide by international maritime laws, particularly the landmark 2016 Arbitral Tribunal ruling that invalidated Beijing’s...
From Berlin to Seoul TEAM PHILIPPINES All smiles as the Ambassador engaged with Team Philippines at the Embassy, immediately after her presentation of credentials After a highly productive stint in Berlin, Ambassador Maria Theresa ‘Tess’ Dizon-de Vega is now the Philippines’ top envoy to...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. on Tuesday, Nov. 9, appealed to local government units (LGUs) to have a sense of urgency in speeding up their immunization drive against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) instead of making alibis why they could not keep up with other areas. Vaccine czar Carlito...
A Filipino scientist from Mindanao, whose projects involve the upcycling of waste to produce materials used in infrastructure, was among this year’s awardees in the prestigious Green Talents International Forum for High Potentials in Sustainable Development in Germany. Top: Dr. Lawagon receives...
The government of Germany donated 844,800 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to the Philippines on Friday afternoon, Oct. 15. A total of 844,800 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 are donated by Germany to the Philippines on Oct. 15, 2021. (Photo: NTF...
Balik Scientist Dr. Deborah Tangunan is among the 15 candidates who will compete for a spot at the global Falling Walls Lab Finale in Berlin, Germany, and become the “Breakthrough Winner of the Year”. (Falling Walls Lab Finale MSCA-European Union website) The Department of Science and...
FRANKFURT, Germany -- Germany braced for a period of political unpredictability Monday after the Social Democrats narrowly won a general election but faced a rival claim to power from outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative camp. A close election result in Germany means that the question...
Singapore will pilot quarantine-free travel lanes for vaccinated passengers next month from Germany and Brunei and open up to visitors from Hong Kong and Macau in its first big move yet to lift border restrictions that have been in place since early in the pandemic. Travelers arrive at the...
I left no suitcase in Berlin By Amb. Theresa Dizon-De Vega FREUNDSCHAFT Reception of the diplomatic corps on July 9, 2019 at Schloss Meseberg “Mama is going to Berlin,” I said to my daughter Montserrat on a cold Brussels winter evening in late December 2018. I had just received word that my...
The Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) is among the Top 50 finalists for the prestigious international science engagement competition Falling Walls Engage 2021 in Berlin, Germany....
MAYEN, Germany – Heavy rains and floods lashing western Europe have killed at least 59 people in Germany and nine in Belgium, and many more people are missing as rising waters caused several houses to collapse on Thursday. In Germany, which is experiencing one of the worst weather disasters...
The Philippine government has seized P100-million worth of smuggled food products coming from countries such as China and Germany. This is despite the country’s existing ban on pork and poultry products coming from China, and on imported pork coming from Germany. Photo from the Department of...
