Senate Majority Leader Francis “Tol” Tolentino on Tuesday said the ongoing Senate inquiry into foreign interference and espionage, particularly in connection with the upcoming midterm elections, could eventually result in the expulsion of Chinese diplomats from the Philippines. (Photo from the...
China has summoned Philippine Ambassador to China Jaime FlorCruz in Beijing to raise concerns over the Philippines’ decision to ease restrictions on government officials traveling to Taiwan to promote economic and trade relations. (Flags of China and Philippines) “Beijing has lodged...
Ambassador Ilan Fluss and Deputy Ambassador Ester Buzgan of the Embassy of Israel More than 3,900 attendees recently assembled at the Bataan Sports Complex to express unwavering support for Israel in an event organized by various religious groups across the Philippines. The “Bataan Bless...
Philippine Anti-Terrorism Council-Program Management Center Director Jose S. Embang, Jr. (center) and Defense Threat Reduction Agency International Counter-proliferation Program representatives Major Matthew Fecke, Master Sergeant Dazzle Orbeta, and Nicholas J. DeDominici join participants at the...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, April 28, condemned in the “strongest possible terms” the attack on a Filipino street festival in Vancouver and called for the prosecution of those responsible. A member of the Filipino community views flowers at a growing memorial near a site the day...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday, April 28, said China must stop its "cheap stunt" after claiming that it has already seized control of Sandy Cay. He warned that the Philippines' legislative body will support the executive and all enforcement agencies in the pursuit to protect the...
From Canada to Europe, the international community has extended its condolences and sympathies to the victims of the tragic Filipino community street festival in Vancouver, Canada that now has a death toll of 11 people. Visitors pay their respects at a memorial after a vehicle drove into a...
The Senate may summon the Makati-based public relations firm supposedly hired by the Chinese embassy to spread pro-China propaganda on social media and influence public perception in favor of China, Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino said. Tolentino, during a press briefing, confirmed...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino on Thursday, April 24, revealed documents alleging that the People’s Republic of China has been financing troll farms operating in the Philippines through its embassy in Manila. Senate Majority Leader Francis “Tol” Tolentino continues to preside over...
The Russian government is inviting the Philippines to make a “brief intervention” before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and remind its leadership to remain "impartial" as it elects its new president in June. Russian Ambassador to the Philippines Marat Pavlov gives a lecture...
Russia is looking at increasing its agricultural cooperation with the Philippines, particularly in importing agricultural products such as avocado, banana, seafood, and meat, Russian Ambassador to Manila Marat Pavlov said on Wednesday, April 23. Russian Ambassador to the Philippines Marat Pavlov...
The United States Air Force Band of the Pacific performs at the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth in Pampanga. (Photo: US Embassy) The United States Air Force (USAF) Band of the Pacific held a series of musical performances including a live...