The relations between the Philippines and United Kingdom have been revitalized with the help of the British ambassador to Manila, according to President Duterte. President Rodrigo Duterte confers the Order of Sikatuna with the rank of Datu (Grand Cross) Gold Distinction on outgoing United Kingdom...
President Duterte has expressed gratitude to the United Kingdom for donating coronavirus vaccines that would help bolster the country's fight against the outbreak. President Rodrigo Duterte discusses matters with outgoing United Kingdom Ambassador to the Philippines Daniel Robert Pruce during a...
The United States has already donated and shipped more than 110 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to over 60 countries, including the Philippines, cementing its promise to make the US as the “vaccine arsenal” of the world. The White House In a statement on Wednesday (Tuesday in Washington,...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of NAIA (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) has cleared the shipment of 3,000,060 doses of Moderna vaccines that arrived as donation from the United States (US) on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 3. (Photo from BOC-NAIA) The American-made jabs which provide protection...
A total of 3,000,060 doses of the Moderna vaccine--encased in boxes emblazoned with the American flag--were flown into the Philippines on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 3. (Photo from BOC-NAIA) (Photo from BOC-NAIA) The United States (US)-made jabs touched down at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport...
The Philippines' vaccine arsenal got another shot in the arm with the arrival of 3 million doses of Moderna vaccines donated by the United States Tuesday. President Duterte holds a vial of a Moderna coronavirus vaccine during the arrival of more than 3 million jabs donated by the United States on...
A total of 96 countries, including the Philippines, have joined the newly formed Group of Friends of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), a venue that helps to promote compliance and address challenges to the so-called “constitution for the ocean”. Philippine Envoy to...
Strengthening the agricultural sector, a robust disaster management plan and continuous skills training for farmworkers are just some of the key strategies in ensuring food security in the Philippines amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director Kelly Bird said Tuesday....
The United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) will put on hold all political talks related to the upcoming May 2022 national and local elections, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to make a negative impact into the lives of many Filipinos, Senator Nancy Binay said on Tuesday. “As the Covid-19 pandemic...
Planning a local food security action in every local government unit is important to ensure that no people will go hungry. This was what Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte of one of the country's largest cities learned during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. During a panel discussion held by the United...
The defense alliance between the Philippines and the United States has apparently been saved following America's donation of coronavirus vaccines to Filipinos. President Rodrigo Duterte thanks the United States for donating COVID-19 vaccines to the Philippines during a public address on August 2,...
In a rare instance, President Duterte was friendly to the United States, which he once spurned for China, and asked the global superpower not to forget the Philippines, a treaty ally. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his public address on August 2, 2021. (PCOO Screenshot) This came after...
