The Taliban did not expect to achieve its goals in Afghanistan so quickly, the head of the group’s political bureau in Qatar said Sunday
With the Taliban takeover of Kabul on Aug. 15, thousands of Afghans rushed to the airport in the capital with hopes of catching planes to western countries.
The Hong Kong government will not accept vaccination cards of travelers coming from the Philippines, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said in a Twitter post on Tuesday, August 10.
The Department of Foreign Affairs says two attempts were made to evacuate Filipinos on August 18, but these did not push through after commercial flights were canceled
The Philippines will only accept asylum requests of individuals fleeing Afghanistan if it is coursed through official agencies of foreign governments, Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said on Monday, August 30.
A technical side agreement that tackles the specifics on custody of troops under the Philippines and United States’ Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) is now in effect, Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said on Tuesday, August 31.
The Philippines alone supported donating COVID-19 vaccines to Myanmar after an increase in infections worsened the crisis in the Southeast Asian country following a February coup that toppled its duly-elected government.
The Department of Foreign Affairs has terminated its contract with QRS or Quick Reliable Service as the official service provider of passport delivery of the agency.
Temporary Representative of the Philippines to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary for European Affairs Jaime Victor B. Ledda urged the ASEAN human rights body to discuss developments on human rights in the region at the Special Meeting of the AICHR 01/2021 held from 12 to 13 and 26 July 2021 via video conference.
The Philippines and Australia held the 5th Philippines-Australia Ministerial Meeting (PAMM) on 23 August 2021, as a highlight of the 75th anniversary of bilateral relations between the Philippines and Australia this year.
The Philippines, represented by Deputy Permanent Representative Ariel Rodelas Peñaranda of the Philippine Mission to the United Nations, was elected one of the Vice Chairs of the Bureau of the Seventh Biennial Meeting of States (BMS7) on the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons, which took place from 26 to 30 July 2021.
Philippine Ambassador to The Netherlands J. Eduardo Malaya was elected to the Executive Council of the Asian Society of International Law (AsianSIL) for the term 2021 to 2023 during the Society’s General Assembly meeting held on 17 August.
The Saudi National Events Center (NEC), headed by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, the Saudi Tourism Authority (STA), and the General Entertainment Authority (GEA), in collaboration with the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah and various Filipino organizations in the business and entertainment industries, made history by hosting the first-ever “Philippines Night” at the Equestrian Park in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 20 August 2021.