The behavior of the Chinese Coast Guard and maritime militia vessels in the South China Sea is “not consistent” with how the best coast guards in the world should act and operate. Admiral Karl Schultz, Commandant of the United States Coast Guard (Asia Pacific Media Hub) This was the assessment...
Eleven United States Senate Democrats led by Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, have called the attention of the Biden administration over their concerns about the human rights situation in the Philippines under...
As the government moves to curb the rising cases of coronavirus, President Duterte is grateful for the coronavirus vaccines donated by the United States to the Philippines. President Rodrigo Duterte tackles the status and direction of the US-Philippine relations with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd...
The Philippines and United States have agreed to bolster cooperation in fighting the coronavirus pandemic, illegal drugs and other transnational crimes, and promoting trade and investments. President Rodrigo Duterte welcomes US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III with a fist bump during his...
Amid his strained ties with the United States, President Duterte is expected to hold a meeting with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III on Thursday, July 29. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Austin is expected to visit the country this week in line with 75th anniversary of the...
Photo from Wesley So's Facebook account The United States Chess Federation recently bestowed Wesley So as its “Grandmaster of the Year” in the 2021 US Chess Annual Awards. The Cavite-born So joined the elite list of recipients that include Irina Krush as the “Woman Player of the Year”...
President Duterte on Monday admitted that he has no intention of visiting the United States with only less than a year left to his presidency. President Duterte delivers his sixth and final State of the Nation Address on July 26, 2021 (RTVM Screenshot) “If I go to America (it has) to be in my own...
The country received an additional 375,570 doses of Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Monday night, July 26. (FILES) This file photo taken on November 17, 2020 shows vials with Covid-19 vaccine stickers attached, with the logo of US pharmaceutical company Pfizer....
The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) has launched a social media campaign that will help boost interaction between parents and their adolescent children as part of efforts to address teenage pregnancies in the country. (Screengrab from POPCOM's Facebook Page) Dubbed "Konektado...
The proposed extension of the country's visiting forces agreement (VFA) with the United States is "on the table" pending a dialogue with Washington officials, President Duterte said Monday. President Rodrigo Duterte discusses the coronavirus threat, among others, during a a televised address on...
The United States government has successfully delivered a total of 3,240,850 doses of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccines to its longest treaty ally in Asia, the Philippines, as part of its worldwide effort to fight the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Single-shot Johnson &...
An additional 1,606,600 doses of Johnson and Johnson (J&J) vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were delivered in the country on Saturday afternoon, July 17, which came from the donations of the United States government. An additional 1.6 million doses of Johnson & Johnson...
