Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte stressed the need to work together and help put Filipino children in school as she donated P100,000 to support the programs of a non-profit civic society group. (Photo from the Office of the Vice President) Speaking during the 77th annual ball of...
Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel Romualdez said that the conduct of joint patrols by the Philippines and its key allies will likely happen “very soon” in the contested South China Sea. (Photo from Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C.) “I foresee it to happen very soon,”...
Australia called for “peace, stability and respect” for the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) following the incessant incursions being made by China in disputed areas of the South China Sea. A photo from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) showing a Chinese ship cutting into...
The United States (US) has reaffirmed its commitment to stand with the Philippines against any form of harassment and intimidation in the South China Sea. Philippine and American flags (Photo from US Embassy in the Philippines/Manila Bulletin) “The United States stands with the Philippines in the...
The Philippine government has expressed its commitment to continue advocating for the issues and interests of its Indigenous Peoples (IPs), including in the areas of environment and climate change, disaster risk reduction and gender development. Allen Capuyan, head of the country's National...
Vice President Sara Duterte met her supporters from Roxas City, Capiz, on Saturday, April 15, to talk about the Office of the Vice President's (OVP) programs that bring livelihood and aid to the marginalized. Vice President Sara Duterte (left) attends the wreath-laying ceremony for former president...
Senior Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 2nd District Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo met with Communist Party of China (CPC) and Foreign Affairs Director Wang Yi to affirm the friendly relations between the two countries and not to let it be hindered by maritime issues. Pampanga 2nd District Rep. Gloria...
Shortly after Malacañang named four additional sites that the United States would have access to under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, April 4, warned about “more tensions” in the South China Sea due to the United States’ “zero-sum...
China wants countries in Asia to “uphold strategic independence” and resist “external interference” amid challenges that may threaten peace and stability in the region, Chinese Ambassador to Manila Huang Xilian said on Tuesday, April 4. In a Facebook post, the envoy mentioned the “changes...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Thursday, March 30, rejected the suggestion of Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Party-list Rep. France Castro to resume peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), the...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte did not mince words when she hit back at the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Party-list for its suggestion to hire 30,000 public school teachers and construct new classrooms to address the education crisis in the country. In a statement,...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Monday, March 27, claimed that the recent call of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) for the Department of Education (DepEd) to hire 30,000 additional teachers per year to resolve the problematic teacher-student ratio was just a tactic to...