Around 415,040 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines donated by the United Kingdom (UK) arrived on Monday afternoon at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City. (Photo from MIAA) The anti-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jabs touched down at NAIA Terminal 3 at 4:18 p.m. Monday, Aug. 2 via...
The United Kingdom (UK) donated 415,040 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to the Philippines on Monday, August 2, amid a surge of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases that has forced the national government to re-impose stricter lockdown in major cities. The United Kingdom (UK) donates 415,040...
There is a “good possibility” that the United States’ donation of the coronavirus vaccines was one of the reasons why President Duterte recalled his order to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said on Monday, August 2. President Rodrigo Duterte...
Senators lauded on Friday, July 30, the decision of President Duterte to retract his planned termination of the visiting forces agreement (VFA) between the Philippines and the United States. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III leads on July 26, 2021 the opening of the third regular session of...
The Philippines' military alliance with the United States remained intact after President Duterte reconsidered an earlier decision to scrap the visiting forces agreement (VFA) on the final year of his presidency. President Rodrigo Duterte rescinds an earlier decision to scrap the visiting forces...
President Duterte has ordered the complete retraction of the planned revocation of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the Philippines and the United States (US), Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana revealed Friday, July 30. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III...
The behavior of the Chinese Coast Guard and maritime militia vessels in the South China Sea is “not consistent” with how the best coast guards in the world should act and operate. Admiral Karl Schultz, Commandant of the United States Coast Guard (Asia Pacific Media Hub) This was the assessment...
Eleven United States Senate Democrats led by Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, have called the attention of the Biden administration over their concerns about the human rights situation in the Philippines under...
As the government moves to curb the rising cases of coronavirus, President Duterte is grateful for the coronavirus vaccines donated by the United States to the Philippines. President Rodrigo Duterte tackles the status and direction of the US-Philippine relations with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd...
The Philippines and United States have agreed to bolster cooperation in fighting the coronavirus pandemic, illegal drugs and other transnational crimes, and promoting trade and investments. President Rodrigo Duterte welcomes US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III with a fist bump during his...
The number of Filipino couples using family planning services increased last year amid the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo by Artem Everest/ Unsplash) This was disclosed by Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) Executive Director Juan Antonio A. Perez III during...
The United Kingdom is sending 415,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines to help the country tackle the pandemic, British Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Dominic Raab announced Wednesday. AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN)...
