The Philippines and Japan have agreed to work together to support any initiative aimed to improve the situation in Myanmar as the country continued to be under military rule. President Duterte and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga Malacañang made the statement following President Duterte's...
President Duterte and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday held a telephone summit to discuss among others the impending release of the JY20 billion (roughly P9 billion) Post-Disaster Standby Loan to the Philippines, the status of the subway and railway projects in Metro Manila and...
The Philippines is preparing to welcome Rohingya refugees to the country and develop “complementary pathways” that would allow them to stay until a sustainable and lasting solution to their displacement in Myanmar can be found. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) A program to welcome the...
Pokwang took to social media to reach out to Miss Myanmar, Thuzar Wint Lwin, learning how the latter is still in the US days after the Miss Universe pageant ended. Miss Myanmar, Thuzar Wint Lwin (photo courtesy of the Miss Universe Organization) Thuzar believes it is dangerous for her to fly home....
NOT ORIGINAL NATIONAL COSTUME: Miss Myanmar appears at the 69th Miss Universe national costume competition in a mix-and-match outfit provided by her countrymen in the US. Thuzar revealed that her suitcase containing her outfits, including her original national costume, did not reach Florida. (Photo...
Pope Francis celebrated mass in honour of Myanmar on Sunday, repeating his calls for an end to violence in the country roiled by months of bloodshed following a military coup. The mass inside the Vatican's Saint Peter's Basilica came after several appeals for peace in recent months by Francis, who...
Miss Myanmar Ma Thuzar Wint Li Miss Myanmar Ma Thuzar Wint Li, also known as Candy Thuzar, has revealed that she wasn't able to wear her original national costume after her suitcase with outfits did reach Florida for the 69th Miss Universe Competition. This was reported by...
The Philippines on Monday welcomed the United Nations Security Council’s “strong support for the positive and constructive role” played by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in facilitating a peaceful solution to end the violence in Myanmar. United Nations (UN.org) In a...
The Philippines has reiterated its previous calls for the immediate release of political prisoners in Myanmar even as it supported the consensus among the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to end the violence and deescalate the conflict on the ground. Foreign Affairs...
At a special summit convened in Jakarta over the weekend, ASEAN leaders issued an urgent call for an end to violence in Myanmar and for steps to be taken to restore democracy following a military coup last February 1. Their five-point statement of consensus also called for a visit to Myanmar by a...
The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) demanded the immediate cessation of violence in Myanmar and for the release of all political prisoners as they called on all parties involved to exercise "utmost restraint." The ASEAN leaders meet at the organization's secretariat...
The top leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) spoke about the issues in Myanmar as a “family problem,” Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said on Saturday, April 24. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (PCOO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Foreign...
