Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. does not believe that the Philippines has become the laughing stock of its enemies due to the widespread disagreement, disunity, and difference of opinion among Filipinos, especially when it comes to the issue of the West Philippine Sea. Foreign Affairs...
The United States offered to mediate to resolve the 2012 Panatag Shoal standoff between the Philippines and China, but did "nothing" when the deal fell through, according to President Duterte. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) In a televised address Monday, May 10, the President...
The United States was merely exercising “good offices” when it told the Philippines and China to “stand down” during the 2012 Scarborough Shoal standoff, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Monday night. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (File photo via PNA) Locsin...
The United States on Monday welcomed the successful delivery of 193,050 doses of the US-made Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines. The 193,050 doses of the US-made Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines being unloaded at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Monday night. (U.S....
A high-ranking Filipino diplomat has underscored the importance of the 2016 Arbitral Award as part of the international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), amid the regional uncertainty caused by China’s continued aggressive stance in the South China...
The United Nations (UN) in the Philippines and the United States Embassy in Manila welcomed the delivery of more than two million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to the Philippines under the COVAX facility, the international partnership established to ensure equitable distribution of COVID-19...
An additional 6.8 million coronavirus vaccines will be delivered to the Philippines under the global vaccine sharing scheme, the United States Embassy in Manila announced Saturday. More than 2 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines have been delivered to the Philippines through the COVAX facility on...
The United States of America has assured the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that it is standing by Asian-Americans as violence against the said group grew in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Foreign Affairs Acting Undersecretary for Bilateral Relations and ASEAN...
The Philippines has highlighted the importance of the 2016 arbitral award as part of international law as tension in the South China Sea continues to grow among claimants. Foreign Affairs Acting Undersecretary for Bilateral Relations and ASEAN Affairs and Philippine SOM Leader Elizabeth P....
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. on Friday spoke over the phone with United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John F. Kerry to discuss major initiatives to address the climate crisis. Foreign Affairs Sec. Teodoro Locsin, Jr. (left) and United States Special Presidential...
It’s a new day in the United States and Israel as their governments finally lifted the wearing of masks in outdoor spaces, something that Vice President Leni Robredo’s camp wishes for the Philippines to achieve, too. Vice President Leni Robredo’s spokesman Barry Gutierrez (OVP photo) Lawyer...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. is still hoping that the United States, one of the most vaccinated countries in the world, will be able to spare the Philippines and other countries with its excess coronavirus vaccines. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. (DFA) Locsin made...
