President Marcos has welcomed Timor Leste President José Ramos-Horta at the Malacañan Palace where they will hold a bilateral meeting. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. welcomes Timor Leste President José Ramos-Horta at the Malacañan Palace on Nov. 10, 2023. (PPA Pool/ KJ Rosales) Horta...
Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta arrived in Manila on Wednesday, Nov. 8, to advance the relations with the Philippines of the sole Southeast Asian nation that is still not part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Horta landed in the country at around 2 p.m. with a welcome...
Timor-Leste President José Ramos-Horta will visit the Philippines on Nov. 10, Malacañang said. Timor-Leste President José Ramos-Horta (José Ramos-Horta Facebook) Horta will be in Manila for a state visit to further strengthen bilateral relations between the Philippines and Timor-Leste. He and...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is expected to meet the leaders of at least four Asian countries on the sidelines of the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Summits in Jakarta, Indonesia, next week. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (KJ...
Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. (Facebook) Was Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. "misadvised" into seeking political asylum in Timor-Leste, an act that had resulted in him getting suspended anew by the Philippine House of Representatives? His...
"Come home." *President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Argyll Geducos) and Negros Oriental Third District Representative Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. (File)* This was the advice of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to embattled congressman Negros Oriental Third District Representative...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Saying it made the right call, House Speaker Martin Romualdez is praising the government of Timor-Leste for denying Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr.'s request for political asylum. "They are correct in denying [the...
Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. (Facebook) Did Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. inadvertently give himself a bigger headache with his failed asylum bid in Timor-Leste? It looks like it, based on the details shared to Manila-based reporters by...
Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. (Facebook) House Speaker Martin Romualdez is discouraging Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. from continuing to seek asylum abroad. "We, in the House of Representatives, view with great concern reports from the DOJ...
Timor Leste has denied the request of embattled Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. to seek political asylum there amid criminal charges he is facing. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday night that Timor Leste’s Foreign Ministry rejected the application filed by Teves, who is...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is set to hold a bilateral meeting with Timor-Leste leaders who will mark their maiden participation in the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) Summit. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) Marcos said he will take the...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo on Friday reiterated the Philippines' support for Timor Leste to become part of the 10-bloc Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Manalo echoed President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s earlier backing of Timor Leste’s...
