Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Monday, Sept. 8, criticized Chinese President Xi Jinping’s advocacy to create a Beijing-led “multipolar world” which is seen as a counter to the Western narrative of a United States-led international order. Speaking at the...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. will represent the Philippines at the Seoul Defense Dialogue (SDD) 2025 and the 75th anniversary of the United Nations Command (UNC) in Seoul, South Korea on Sept. 8 to 9. Teodoro will join counterparts from Japan, South Africa,...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee and former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo were indicted Friday as part of investigations into the administration of ousted President Yoon Suk-Yeol and his attempt to overcome opposition by declaring martial law. A team led by...
President Marcos has reaffirmed Manila 's “strong and enduring” Strategic Partnership with Seoul as he spoke for the first time with newly elected South Korean leader Lee Jae Myung on Thursday, Aug. 14. President Lee, who assumed office on June 4, received Marcos’ warm congratulations...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea 's new President Lee Jae Myung will travel to Washington later this month to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump, Lee 's office said Tuesday, for talks on trade and defense cooperation in the face of nuclear-armed North Korea and other threats....
The Republic of Korea has donated 2,016 metric tons of rice to the Philippines to support government programs on disaster response, climate resilience, and peacebuilding, underscoring its growing bilateral partnership with Manila. Of the total volume, 1,632 metric tons were turned over to the...
As regional tensions simmer in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and South Korea reiterated their strong defense partnership and mutual commitment to regional peace and stability. AFP Chief, General Romeo Brawner Jr. received Lieutenant Colonel Cho Hyunhul,...
Whatever President Marcos will report in his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 28, Vice President Sara Duterte said these meant nothing if they cannot reach the communities. The Vice President pictured Marcos’ SONA, which she will skip, describing how his allies would...
Vice President Sara Duterte will be a no-show at President Marcos’ State of the Nation Address (SONA) this Monday, July 28, as she chose to participate in a “Free Duterte Rally” with the supporters of her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, and their family in South Korea on Sunday. ...
South Korean Ambassador to Manila Lee Sang-hwa said that there was a 4,000 percent increase in South Korea’s investment in the Philippines during the first quarter of this year because of the free trade agreement (FTA) that entered into force on Dec. 31, 2024. In a media luncheon on Tuesday,...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Two days of heavy downpours in South Korea have killed at least four people and forced more than 1,300 others to evacuate, officials said Thursday. One person was killed when their car was buried by soil and concrete after a retaining wall of an overpass collapsed in...
Vice President Sara Duterte will skip President Marcos’ fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 28 as she would be in South Korea for a “Free Duterte Rally” the day before. The Vice President said that the rally will push through on July 27 and she would be flying home to the...
