(L-R) Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss and OCD Administrator, Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno at the OCD Building in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. (Photo: OCD) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Saturday, Feb. 21, that it has partnered with Israel to discuss how the government...
The United States said it stands with the Philippines in condemning China for its Navy plane's "unsafe and irresponsible actions" against a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) aircraft over Bajo de Masinloc. A People's Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) helicopter flies over Bajo de Masinloc...
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian hailed the Philippine men's curling team for winning the historic gold medal at the Asian Winter Games, hoping that it would spark greater enthusiasm for winter sports among Filipinos. Philippine Men's Curling Team (Photo courtesy of Chinese...
The Philippines and Japan have formalized the latter's grant to provide Open Radio Access Network (RAN)-related equipment to the University of the Philippines. Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya signed and exchanged notes with Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo on Wednesday,...
The port visit of the Royal Canadian Navy’s His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Ottawa to Manila was proof of the strength of the Philippines’ and Canada’s ties and demonstrated Canada’s commitment to regional security and the rule of law in the Indo-Pacific region. HMCS Ottawa...
The Chinese Embassy in Manila was “shocked” and “concerned” about a remark by a United States Embassy staff that “Chinese spies” could get ahold of his information during an altercation with traffic enforcers. The American and Chinese flags displayed at Genting Snow Park ahead of...
Amid the traffic altercation involving United States Embassy staff who was issued a ticket by traffic enforcers for passing through the ESDA busway, the embassy asked all of its staff to obey Philippine traffic laws. EDSA Busway (Photo by John Louie Abrina/MANILA BULLETIN) “The US...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo and United States Embassy spokesperson Kanishka Gangopadhyay declined to comment on the reported abolition of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the recall of their personnel from foreign posts. A...
The Embassy of Japan in Manila has asked Filipino tourists to apply for Japanese visas at least two months in advance of their plans to give the embassy more time to process their applications. Filipino foodies touring Shinjuku's Omoide Yokocho, a narrow alleyway housing Izakaya and Yakitori joints...
Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss said that aside from remembering the Holocaust and what it means, equally important is fighting back against the rising antisemitism in today’s world. Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss delivers his message at the International...
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian was “surprised” by Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez’s claim that they met and discussed about the latter’s phone getting hacked multiple times by China. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian...
At least 24 Filipinos have been deported by the United States government for their alleged criminal activities, Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez said yesterday. He said those who were deported were involved in “not very serious” criminal activities. “Marami na...
