China's top diplomat, Foreign Minister Qin Gang, will fly to the Philippines over the weekend for an official visit and meeting with his Filipino counterpart as Beijing and Manila keep their relations warm amid their continued differences, especially over the South China Sea. Qin, who is also...
The late former Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secretary Albert del Rosario (Wikipedia) House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto paid sweet tribute to the late former Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secretary Albert del Rosario on Tuesday, April 18, saying there was...
MOSCOW, Russia -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday praised the "very high level" of military drills in the Pacific as Moscow seeks closer ties with China amid a stand-off with the West. The surprise drills announced last week come as Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu is in Russia on a...
(Philippine Coast Guard) House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto has challenged rival world powers United States (US) and China to prove their supposed affection for the Philippines by flexing their might to respond to the disastrous Oriental Mindoro oil spill. Recto said in...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada The Philippine government has enough funds to cover for the repatriation of about 150,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Taiwan in case the China-Taiwan situation deteriorates. Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, chairman of the Senate Labor Committee, said two-thirds of...
Senator Francis Tolentino (Senate PRIB) Senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino on Monday, April 17, proposed for the country’s Balikatan Exercises with the United States (US) to include in upcoming drills the evacuation simulation of more than 150,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) based in Taiwan...
A Filipino official deployed to Taiwan has questioned a statement made by China's ambassador in Manila when the latter linked American military's access to Philippine military sites to the employment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the self-governing island. Silvestro Bello, chairperson of...
The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Sunday, April 16, accused reports of misquoting or misinterpreting the remarks made by Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian about the fate of some 150,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Taiwan amid the intensified Philippine-United States (US)...
The Philippines won’t meddle into the sovereignty issue involving China and Taiwan, the National Security Council (NSC) insisted, as it denounced the recent remarks of Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian concerning the welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). (L-R) (Chinese ...
Senator Risa Hontiveros (Senate PRIB) Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian, along with his country’s ships and artificial islands in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), should pack up and leave. Senator Risa Hontiveros issued this statement following Huang’s advice to the Philippine government to...
The Department of National Defense (DND) on Saturday, April 15, took exception to the remarks issued by Chinese envoy Huang Xilian that the Philippines should stop meddling with China’s affairs in Taiwan lest it risks the welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) there. (Chinese Ambassador to...
BEIJING, China -- China and Brazil on Friday called on developed countries to honour their climate finance pledges, after their leaders put their close economic and diplomatic ties on full display at a meeting in Beijing. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has used his visit to push the...
