The Philippines and China have exchanged "demarches", or diplomatic actions, following a recent Philippine resupply mission in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) that allegedly led to water cannon attack by a China Coast Guard vessel. Wang Wenbin, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, said Friday night...
China has repeated its position over its West Philippine Sea claim as it justified anew its dangerous actions against a Philippine resupply boat off Ayungin Shoal on Friday, seemingly disregarding the hundreds of diplomatic protests already filed against Beijing by Manila. In a statement,...
Foreign ambassadors from the 27 member-state European Union (EU) in the Philippines expressed their solidarity with Israel amid the surprise attack by Palestinian terrorist group Hamas over the weekend that has so far displaced over 123,000 people and killed 1,200. Israeli flag flies high in front...
Rafah Crossing, the Gaza-Egypt border that was supposed to open over the weekend, remains closed for the third straight day, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday, Nov. 6. Palestinians carrying foreign passports wait at the Rafah gate in the hopes of crossing into Egypt amid...
Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss visited the wake of Filipina nurse Angelyn Aguirre, the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who died alongside her Israeli ward when her village was ambushed by Palestinian militant group Hamas last month. (Photo from Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines...
Foreigners, including some 20 Filipinos, failed to evacuate from war-torn Gaza after the reported latest attacks along the route to the Egypt border, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Sunday, Nov. 5. Palestinians carrying foreign passports wait at the Rafah gate in the hopes of...
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has expressed his sympathy over the deaths of Filipinos in the Hamas attack in Israel last month. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hold a bilateral meeting in Malacañan Palace on Nov. 3, 2023. (Photo...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – A 31-year-old man died while voting in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) in Baao, Camarines Sur on Monday, October 30. Police Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib identified the victim as Richard Borela, a resident of Barangay Buluang in Baao. Borela was inside...
Three Filipinos are still in strife-torn Gaza City, the center of the hostilities between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas, while the fourth batch of repatriates from Israel is expected to arrive by the end of October, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Thursday, Oct. 26....
A hero. This is what Israel called a Filipina caregiver after reportedly she went out of her way to offer money to Hamas terrorists so they would spare her and her 95-year-old employer during the attack on Oct. 7. Filipina caregiver Camille (right) and her employer Nitza (Shalev Shalom via...
There will only be a ceasefire in war-torn Gaza Strip only after Hamas is gone, and there are no more hostage-taking incidents, Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss told Manila Bulletin on Wednesday, Oct. 25, amid calls for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to stop its retaliatory...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte received Israel Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss at the office of the Department of Education (DepEd), paying her respects to the victims in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, as well as thanking the Israeli government for its support...
