The Philippines continues to look forward to South Korea 's support in its major infrastructure projects, including airport, coastal road, and river projects, President Marcos said. Marcos made the statement during a bilateral meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who is in Manila...
President Marcos and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met at the Malacañan Palace on Tuesday, March 3, for the latter 's two-day state visit. Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos welcomed Lee and First Lady Kim Hea Kyung on Tuesday afternoon. Lee was accorded arrival honors at the...
The National Security Council (NSC) clarified that there are no American military bases in the Philippines amid heightened tensions in the Middle East and threats by Iran to strike United States military installations abroad. In a statement read by Presidential Communications Office (PCO)...
Filipina caregiver Mary Ann Velasquez de Vera managed to bring her employer to safety before she was killed by Iran 's missile attack on Israel. When the sirens blared across Israel on the first night of its joint attack with the US on Iran on Feb. 28, the 32-year-old overseas Filipino...
Israel 's embassy in the Philippines has expressed its condolences to the family of the Filipina caregiver who was killed during an Iranian missile attack on Tel Aviv amid the ongoing Middle East conflict. Mary Ann Velasquez de Vera, 32, from Basista, Pangasinan, lost her life when a missile...
President Marcos on Sunday night, March 1, confirmed the death of a Filipina in Israel amid the ongoing exchanges of attacks in the Middle East, marking the first reported Filipino casualty since the conflict escalated. In a video message uploaded to his social media accounts, the President said...
President Marcos welcomed the newly appointed ambassadors of Slovakia, Papua New Guinea, and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, expressing optimism that ties with the three countries will further deepen during their respective postings in Manila. The President received Ambassador Miloš...
Filipinos in Israel are advised to monitor developments amid yet another possible conflict in the Middle East over US President Donald Trump’s hint of attacking neighboring Iran. The Philippine embassy in Tel Aviv issued an advisory on Saturday morning (Manila time) as Washington told its...
The ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN–BAC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Private Sector Advisory Council – Digital Infrastructure (PSAC-DI) and Go Digital Philippines. The agreement, signed on Feb. 18, aims to strengthen collaboration on artificial intelligence adoption...
Malacañang announced that South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will undertake a State Visit to the Philippines from March 3 to 4 upon the invitation of President Marcos. In a press briefing on Friday, Feb. 27, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said President...
China 's embassy in Manila is committed to continue promoting dialogue with the Philippines despite recent verbal spats between the two sides following its talk with the legislative branch of the government arranged by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Ji Lingpeng, spokesman for the...
A total of P80.15 million in sales leads was generated by Philippine dive destinations at the 2026 Paris Dive Show, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco said the figure represents a 43-percent increase from last year’s P56 million. World-renowned sites...
