The United States has partnered with various health care giants, including Unilab, for a P622 million (USD 10.6 million) worth of program that aims to train Filipino workers in the high-tech manufacturing sector. During the launching of the Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Development Alliance...
Australia has announced its plans to purchase several nuclear-powered submarines from the US, which its top diplomat in the Philippines said would boost Canberra's defense posture in the Indo-Pacific region. Australian Ambassador to the Philippines HK Yu said in a Twitter post that Canberra is now...
After China called the United States (US) a “bully” for strengthening its military alliance with the Philippines and interfering in regional matters, the US Embassy in Manila on Sunday, March 12, reiterated that its “commitment to the defense of the Philippines is ironclad.” In a response to...
After calling the United States (US) a “bully” that has driven a wedge between the Philippines and China, and has heightened tensions in the South China Sea region, the Chinese Embassy in Manila claimed on Sunday, March 12, that there was still freedom of navigation in the disputed region...
United States (US) Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson maintained that Washington is ready to help the Philippines amid its maritime row with China over the hotly contested waters of the South China Sea, but also stressed that the goal is to “deter conflict.” “We have your back but...
US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson said that one of the country's Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites will get an airstrip extension. The American envoy bared in an interview with GMA Integrated News on Friday night that the Basa Air Base in Pampanga—one of the...
Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel Romualdez underscored the importance of a “strong bilateral relationship” between the Philippines and the United States (US) to bringing peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. The region, which includes China, the Philippines, and other...
The Philippine concerns over the South China Sea, including the illegal presence of foreign vessels and militia in the West Philippine Sea and the harassment of Filipino fisherfolk, must not be viewed through the prism of rivalry between US and China but mainly from the national standpoint. That was...
Controversial congressman, Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. is supposed to be back in the Philippines today, Thursday, March 9, 2023. (Velasco's office) This is based on the travel clearance that House Secretary General Reginald Velasco gave Teves for his "personal...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) disclosed on Thursday the possibility of including other countries in the Philippine-United States joint patrol in the West Philippine Sea. This came as Ma. Teresita Daza, DFA spokesperson, also confirmed that the Philippine government is already in the...
MIAMI, United States – A pregnant woman charged with murder and jailed in Florida wants out of prison on the grounds that her unborn baby is innocent and "held unlawfully," a lawyer said Thursday. Photo: Raul Arboleda, AFP "The child didn't have a seat at the table when...
The laser-pointing incident in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is not a basis to invoke the mutual defense treaty (MDT) between Manila and Washington. The US flag, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Unsplash, MANILA BULLETIN) In fact, doing so could be downright ill-advised, according to the...
