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(Eagle News) — Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China have agreed to start talks on the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea based on the Framework approved by the foreign ministers in August. Foreign Affairs spokesperson Robespierre Bolivar said this was announced by both sides in their statements delivered during the ASEAN-China Summit on Monday. The summit held at the Philippine International Convention Center was attended by Chinese Premier Li […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs has clarified the United Kingdom has “no new offer of direct monetary assistance to the Philippines.” The DFA made the clarification after President Rodrigo Duterte said he had directed Finance Secretary Sonny Dominguez not to accept the “$18 million to 20 million” from the European country. Nonetheless, the DFA said the Philippines and the UK “have enjoyed 71 years of friendly, productive and dynamic relations.” “During this […]
(Eagle News) — After directing his anger many times at the country, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday he would “rather be friendly” with the United States now. Speaking during the 116th Balangiga Encounter Day in Eastern Samar, he said he was “under advice” by the Department of Foreign Affairs that he should “temper (his) language and avoid cursing,” something which he said he was “prone to do if (he gets) emotional.” Besides, Duterte […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Wednesday that all of its consular offices will remain open tomorrow, September 21. President Rodrigo Duterte declared the commonly known date of the declaration of martial law the “national day of protest.” Malacañang has declared a suspension of work in the executive branch and in local government units. The Supreme Court has also declared work suspended in all courts nationwide on […]
(Eagle News) — The 7-year old Filipino boy who was initually reported missing last week was among the 14 killed in the attack in Barcelona, Spain the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Monday. “According to Chargé d’Affaires Emmanuel Fernandez, the Philippine Embassy in Madrid was informed of the boy’s demise by his family after his father positively identified his remains,” Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said in a statement. Based on Fernandez’s report, […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs welcomed on Friday the talk about human rights between President Rodrigo Duterte and United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations-hosted meetings, noting that it was an “opportunity to address (the US’) concerns and correct the perceptions they may have gleaned from exaggerated media reports.” In a statement, the DFA noted that discussions on human rights issues were […]
Eagle News — Patuloy pa ring hinahanap ng mga owtoridad ang isang 60-anyos na Pilipina na nawawala matapos masunog ang isang high-rise residential building sa London nitong Miyerkules, Hunyo 13. Ayon kay Sen. Joel villanueva, napa-ulat na nawawala ang ginang na nakilalang si Ligaya Moore sa nangyaring sunog na tumupok sa Grenfell Tower. Si Moore ay mag-isang naninirahan sa 21st floor ng apartment building na may 27 palapag. Una nang kinumpirma ng Department of Foreign Affairs na […]
QUEZON CIty, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine Airlines will continue its trips to Qatar despite the diplomatic row between Qatar and its neighbors. “As of now, PAL’s four times weekly flights to and from Doha remain unaffected. The Philippines is not a party to the dispute and our bilateral ties with Qatar remain unaffected,” PAL spokesperson Cielo Villaluna said. According to Villaluna, they will wait for the advice of the Department of Foreign Affairs […]
(Eagle News) — Almost 100 Filipinos living undocumented in Saudi Arabia have availed of the Saudi Amnesty Program, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. In a statement on Thursday, the DFA said as a result, the 91 Filipinos have been allowed to return to Manila, and will arrive on April 13. Under the amnesty program first implemented by the Saudi’s Interior Ministry on March 29, undocumented migrant workers are allowed to leave the country without penalties. […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs will have a new spokesperson. The DFA announced in a statement on Tuesday that the current spokesperson, Assistant Secretary Charles Jose, will be assuming his post as Philippine Ambassador to Malaysia on Wednesday, April 12. As such, it said Jose would be replaced by Robespierre Bolivar, who is officer-in-charge of the Office of the Undersecretary for Policy. It added he would assume the role of acting DFA spokesperson effective Wednesday, April 12. […]
Philippine tourist destinations were recently featured at Portugal’s biggest annual tourism fair. Portugal’s national and regional tourism boards, airline companies, hotels and resorts, tour operators, travel agencies, embassies and other members of the tourism industry joined the Bolsa De Turismo De Lisboa or BTL 2017 at the Feira Industrial De Lisboa located in Parque Das Naçoes. More than 75,000 visitors and 400 foreign tour operators from around 36 countries gathered for the event. This is […]
(Eagle News) — The Chinese vice prime minister is scheduled to meet President Rodrigo Duterte in Davao on Friday, March 17. This is according to Acting Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo, who on Thursday, March 16, held his first-ever press conference since assuming the post. The acting secretary did not specify a name, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China website said Vice Premier Wang Yang of the State Council would be on official […]
