Vice President Sara Duterte hit President Marcos ' administration 's foreign policy, alleging that it is putting the country in the middle of the US-China rivalry. In her message prior to announcing her 2028 presidential bid, Duterte apologized to the Filipino people for some of...
The United States has announced plans to deploy its cutting-edge missiles to the Philippines in the face of what both sides have said are illegal and deceptive activities being perpetrated by China in the South China Sea. A joint statement released by Washington and Manila following their...
President Marcos will undertake a working visit to New York from March 8 to 11 to participate in United Nations (UN) engagements, Malacañang announced Monday, Feb. 9. In a press briefing, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro announced that the President will attend...
The alliance between the Philippines and the US remains significantly untouched despite observations that US President Donald Trump’s strategy is becoming more focused on the Western Hemisphere to advance his “America First” policy. Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel “Babe”...
President Marcos thanked United States Ambassador MaryKay Carlson for her service as she paid a farewell call at Malacañang on Thursday, Jan. 29, citing her role in strengthening the Philippines–United States alliance during her more than three-year posting. In a Facebook post after the courtesy...
Outgoing US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson has promised to continue championing for both countries ' ties as she is leaving a post that has made the alliance become "stronger and more consequential" than ever. In a farewell statement on Friday, Jan. 16, Carlson remembered how...
Washington 's outgoing envoy in Manila highlighted the strength of the United States-Philippines ' relations—from trade to military—as she concluded her tour of duty in the country. US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson said the US-Philippines ' alliance "is truly...
The Philippines is not included in the supposed list of countries where the United States of America will be suspending the issuance of visas, Manila 's envoy to Washington said Thursday, Jan. 15. "We are not included," Ambassador Jose Manuel "Babe" Romualdez said in a text message....
The military partnership between the Philippines and the United States remains “ironclad” despite questions raised by some sectors about Washington’s recent actions in Venezuela and their possible implications in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on...
The Philippine government said Monday, Jan. 5, that it acknowledges the United States ' "underlying security considerations" when it attacked Venezuela and deposed former president Nicolas Maduro over the weekend. But the Philippine government, through a statement released by the Department...
A female Filipino convicted of several charges was arrested by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during its new year operations, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said. Karen Empaynado, who was convicted of burglary, grand theft, and battery in Deltona, Florida, was among the...
Three distressed Filipino fishermen in the South China Sea were rescued by crew members of a US Navy ship in the first hour of the new year on Thursday, Jan. 1. The US Navy reported that crew members of the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Cesar Chavez, which was conducting routine...
