PH, UZBEKISTAN HOLD 2ND BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Uzbekistan convened the 2nd Bilateral Consultations virtually on 20 September…
Taliban surprised by speed of its takeover The Taliban did not expect to achieve its goals in Afghanistan so quickly, the head of the group’s political bureau in Qatar…
DFA opens temporary passport centers to ease backlog The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday has opened several temporary off-site passport service (TOPS) sites to help address the current…
PH Space Agency and UN Office for Outer Space Affairs to Ink Space Cooperation MOU The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA), the country’s central government agency for planning, developing and promoting…
Philippines Calls on Myanmar to adhere to the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Philippine Representative Jaime Victor B. Ledda joined representatives of other…
SFA Locsin Calls for Greater Cooperation in Climate Change Action, COVID-19 Response, Recovery at ASEAN-UK Open-Ended Troika Meeting Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. joined Foreign Ministers and…
PH and Israel hold 11th Joint Commission Meeting virtually, discussed ongoing cooperation on defense, agriculture, among others The 11th Philippines-Israel Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) was convened virtually by the…
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION, LAUDED BY PH EMBASSY IN TRIPOLI FOR ITS ASSISTANCE TO THE EMBASSY, FILCOM MEMBERS AMID RECENT CONFLICT. The Philippine Embassy in Tripoli paid tribute to…
Bahrain Crown Prince receives PRRD’s special envoy The Kingdom of Bahrain’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister, His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, has received President Rodrigo Roa…
Philippines gets nearly $4-M health assistance from US amid COVID-19 outbreak The Philippine government received nearly $4 million or approximately P200 million in health assistance from the US in response…
Compendium of Philippine Practice on International Law State practice is a key element in the development of customary international law and may, by itself, bind the State if considered as…
Former Army chief Alberto is new PH ambassador to Israel President Rodrigo Duterte appointed former commanding general of the Philippine Army Major General Macairog Alberto as the Philippines’ new ambassador…
DFA chief meets with Oman foreign minister who noted positive contributions of Filipinos in country Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., visited Oman’s Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin…
Philippines slams U.S. “brazen interference” in internal affairs The spokesperson of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday slammed the United States senators anew for what it called “brazen interference” in…
PHL envoy says US reso on De Lima poses undue interference on domestic affairs Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel Romualdez on Friday hit a US Senate resolution seeking the…
PH to maintain ‘beneficial relations’ with US, China; independent foreign policy means not to take sides – SFA Locsin This was the message conveyed by Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin…
PHL to pursue independent foreign policy if it gets tougher on Russia Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar on Friday said the Philippines will continue to implement its…
Locsin: DFA has filed 60 diplomatic protests vs China since 2016 The Duterte administration has so far filed “more or less 60” diplomatic protests against China since 2016, Foreign Secretary…
Government vows ‘unfriendly’ response to ship intrusions President Duterte warned yesterday that the Philippines will respond accordingly against foreign vessels passing through the country’s territorial waters without permission. DFA to…
DFA chief thanks Vietnam for rescue of 22 fishermen The Philippines has thanked Vietnam for having rescued 22 Filipino fishermen abandoned by a Chinese ship after the latter hit and…
Commentary: The power of fear in Philippine foreign policy The power of fear is apparent in how President Rodrigo Duterte has conducted his country’s foreign policy in the last three…
New Australian envoy pushes for stronger economic, trade ties with PH Australia and the Philippines have a “very sound” relationship but “more can be done” to boost trade and economic…
Philippines edges back into US Alliance as New friend China stirs anger Philippines is edging further back into a once strained alliance with the United States as China, a friend…
PH, Hungary agri chiefs hold bilateral meeting Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol and Hungary’s Minister of Agriculture Dr. Istvan Nagy on Wednesday met to discuss emerging opportunities…