The Philippines has expressed objection to the "unlawful live fire drills" by Taiwan off Ligaw Island, saying it "raises tension" in the South China Sea. Through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the Philippines on Tuesday, June 28, stated "strong objection" over the activity, which it...
Outgoing Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. paid tribute to the millions of Filipino migrant workers for their crucial contributions to their families and to the country during the International Day of Family Remittances on Tuesday, June 28. Overseas Filipino workers (Photo by Ariel...
The Philippines, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), signed a legal framework program that will allow Rohingya refugees to enter the country and receive their tertiary education here. DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. signs the legal framework for the Complementary Pathways (CPath)...
President Duterte has ordered the termination of oil and gas discussions with China in the West Philippine Sea, outgoing Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. revealed. West Philippine Sea (FILE PHOTO FROM AFP) "The President had spoken. I carried out his instructions to the letter: oil and...
The Philippines was able to hold on to its 2016 arbitral win and had not surrendered a "single inch or a drop" of its territory in the West Philippine Sea over the years, the outgoing Foreign Affairs chief said. DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (Photo courtesy of the DFA) In his remark at the...
The Philippines has approved the construction of a new chancery in Singapore, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Joseph del Mar Yap, DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., and Deputy Head of Mission and Consul General Emmanuel R. Fernandez pose with...
The Philippine Embassy in Kenya has opened the country's first-ever art exhibition at the Kenyan national museum to give locals an idea about the similarities of the Philippines with the African country despite their geographical distance. Ambassador Marie Charlotte Tang opened on June 17 the...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is calling on Filipinos to pray for a Filipino lawyer who is in a critical condition after being shot in a random shooting incident in Philadelphia recently. DFA (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin identified the shooting...
The Philippines and Algeria are planning to conduct regular high-level visits and bilateral consultations to strengthen their ties. DFA Undersecretary for Bilateral and ASEAN Affairs Ma. Theresa Lazaro meets with Algerian Vice Minister for Western Sahara and the Maghreb Countries Amar Belani on...
The Philippines and Ireland agreed to further explore cooperation in the fields of education, culture, agriculture, and maritime. DFA Undersecretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro meets with Irish Ambassador to the Philippines William Carlos during the latter’s courtesy call at the DFA on June 15, 2022....
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) asserted that it is not controlled by any foreign entity in lodging diplomatic protests against other countries. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) drives away seven foreign fishing vessels believed to be manned by Chinese and Vietnamese fishermen off Marie...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has expressed disappointment in Australia for not supporting the Philippines' bid for a seat in the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS). DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (Photo courtesy of the DFA) Locsin vented his sentiments on...
