Before he departed the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City for Cambodia, President Marcos made a brief comment to his Cabinet, saying he understood why they might be feeling "unjustly beleaguered." Without further explanation, Marcos also said he hoped their heads had cooled down. "I hope, lumamig na...
President Marcos is set to leave for a three-day State Visit to Cambodia on Sunday, Sept. 7, where he is expected to raise the plight of Filipinos affected by scam hubs, undocumented work, and other cross-border crimes alongside efforts to strengthen trade and ASEAN cooperation. According to the...
India’s largest airline, IndiGo, is exploring direct flights to Manila and Cebu following high-level discussions with the Department of Tourism (DOT) during President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s state visit to India. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco, who accompanied the...
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara, on Wednesday, August 6, spearheaded the distribution of relief assistance to over 2,000 teachers and education staff affected by recent typhoons in Pampanga. Angara led the relief operations benefiting more than 2,000 teaching and non-teaching...
President Marcos said that his State Visit to India is a reaffirmation of the growing alliance between the Philippines and India. “It is a reaffirmation of the partnership that we continue to strengthen. What we once called the Asia-Pacific, we now rightly refer to as the Indo-Pacific,” Marcos...
President Marcos will embark on a five-day State Visit to India from Aug. 4 to 8, 2025, upon the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Malacañang announced Thursday, July 31. In a joint advisory from the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),...
PCG Commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan welcomes the crew of BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV-8301) upon its arrival at Pier 13 in Manila, on April 21, 2025. The vessel had just concluded a 26-day landmark tri-country port visit mission to Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam. (Mark Balmores / MANILA BULLETIN)...
Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez raised the possibility of President Marcos meeting United States President Donald Trump in Washington in the first half of this year. (From left) President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and US President Donald Trump...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo has met with his Indian counterpart to plan the possible state visit of President Marcos to India. DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo and India Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (Photo courtesy of Enrique Manalo) In an X post...
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...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday, Feb. 3, called on incumbent and former lawmakers, diplomats, as well as security and technology experts from across the Indo-Pacific region to push for and make efforts toward strengthened regional cooperation as a way to address security and economic...
Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar meeting with overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Taiwan (Rep. Villar’s Office) House Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar hailed the overseas Filipino...
