Philippines expands poultry import ban amid rising bird flu cases in US states. The Philippines, through the Department of Agriculture (DA), has expanded its temporary ban on the importation of poultry products to three more American states to prevent the spread of bird flu in the country....
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will lead the Philippines’ business mission in the United States (US) to help solidify the country’s position as a quality provider of healthcare information management services, expanding the sector’s reach into new markets. In a statement, the DTI...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has extended its temporary ban on the importation of poultry products to include four additional American states in an effort to prevent the spread of bird flu in the country. Under Memorandum Order (MO) No. 11, the agency orders the ban of domestic and wild birds...
Warning that United States President-elect Donald Trump is “serious” about his deportation plan for illegal immigrants, Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez said on Sunday, Nov. 10, that illegally staying Filipinos in the US are now worried about their status...
Flags of the Philippines and the United States (Unsplash) Speaker Martin Romualdez expressed his gratitude to the United States (US) House of Representatives after it approved an $8.1-billion emergency aid package for key allies in the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, November 27 expressed his support to the Marcos administration’s move to conduct a review of the Philippine’s Mutual Defense Treaty with the United States saying it is high-time to make it attuned to the needs of the present time. “Matagal na iong Mutual...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana challenged the United States government on Good Friday, April 15, to provide the details of the reports of human rights abuses allegedly perpetrated by state security forces in the Philippines. Lt. Gen. Romeo S. Brawner Jr. (right),...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana announced Wednesday, March 9, that there will be no impact on the country’s national security if the reported takeover of an abandoned shipyard in Subic Bay, Zambales by a United States private equity firm will push through. Overview...
The United States said the recent turnover of four Cessna 172 Skylark planes to the Philippine Naval Air Wing is part of its commitment to invest in the country's further development. (Photo from US Embassy in the Philippines) The US turned over on Friday, Feb. 10, the brand new planes to the...
For the first time, President Duterte floated the idea of visiting the United States of America (USA) to thank the Americans for donating coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines to the Philippines. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made the statement following the arrival of 5 million...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Thursday, Sept. 16 called on Filipinos to recall the bravery exhibited by the 12 members of the Senate who voted no to the retention of the United States (US) bases in the Philippines in 1991. Pangilinan said he believes this bravery can be replicated by the...
The United States has delivered an additional 188,370 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines on Thursday, Sept. 2, as part of its worldwide effort to help the country in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. US Embassy officials join Philippine government officials in...
