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(Eagle News) — Malacañang said it was concerned with the reported presence of Chinese survey ships at Benham Rise in the Pacific and Reed Bank in the South China Sea. “We are concerned about the presence of a Chinese ship in Benham Rise, which has been recognized by the United Nations as part of the Philippines,” Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said in a statement.. The Department of National Defense has already notified the […]
CEBU CITY (PIA) — Secretary Martin M. Andanar of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) is set to lead the ASEAN – PCOO Roadshow which will be held in Cebu on Friday, March 3. The Cebu event which comes after the Roadshows at Davao City, Zamboanga City and Baguio City, is part of the PCOO’s nationwide information, education, and communication campaign on the country’s chairmanship of the 2017 ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nation). […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs said it had sent about three or four note verbales to China expressing the Philippines’ concern over the reported military equipment recently set up by China in the Spratly Islands. One note verbale was issued after an American think tank report in December 2016 that said China has installed anti-aircraft and anti-missile weapons on its man made islands. Earlier, the Center for Strategic and International Studies […]
MANILA, Dec. 23 — More than 10,000 overseas Filipino workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia who were displaced by the oil crisis in the Middle East have benefited from the government’s Relief Assistance Program (RAP). RAP is a one-time grant of financial assistance provided to each qualified affected OFW who are either staying in camps or are live-out in KSA or who have been repatriated to the Philippines but have not received their salaries or end-of-service […]
(Eagle News) — The United States top diplomat for Asia said that it was a mistake to think that improved relations between the Philippines and China would come at the expense of the US. US State Department assistant secretary of state for East Asia and Pacific affairs Daniel Russel said the US also supported “direct dialogue” and negotiations between the Philippines and China as long as these are consistent with international law “We support […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay said there is no need to further review the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). Yasay said the Supreme Court has already upheld the legality of EDCA, and should thus be respected. The EDCA is an agreement between the United States and the Philippines intended to bolster the U.S.–Philippine alliance. The agreement allows the United States to rotate troops into the Philippines for extended stays and allows the […]
(Eagle News)– Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. reported on Wednesday that the Black sand taken from Philippine territory is actually being used by China for reclamation activities in West Philippine Sea. With a help from “intelligence reports”, the Department of Foreign affairs confirmed the proliferation of such mining activities. “This has been discussed, and there is evidence to show black sand has been taken from our territories and used for reclamation activities, particularly in Spratly […]
(Reuters) — The Philippines had not sought support from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) or the international community in its arbitration case against Beijing over the South China Sea Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay said on Wednesday (July 27) in Manila as he met U.S. Foreign Secretary John Kerry. “The case we filed before the arbitral tribunal with respect to our dispute with China, concerns China and the Philippines alone, and resolving this […]
PRESIDENT Aquino said whoever will replace outgoing Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario has a “tough shoes to fill.” In his interview with reporters at the Intercontinental Hotel here on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila), President Aquino commended the 76-year-old Cabinet official for his exemplary service as head of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). “This is the first time you gave me the opporunity na dapat pasalamatan natin si Albert,” he said during his […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs said that there were no Filipinos among the reported casualties so far in Taiwan following the 6.4 magnitude earthquake that hit Southern Taiwan. Foreign Affairs Spokesman Charles Jose said that they have not yet received reports of any Filipino casualties in the powerful quake that shook Tainan where eight had been reported killed Eagle News correspondents in Taiwan Michael Suarez and Lalaine Millendez also reported that there […]
Malacañang on Tuesday assured that the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is closely monitoring the situation in the Middle East in light of mounting tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said the government is ready to carry out its contingency plan to provide assistance to Filipinos there, if needed. “Masinsing tinututukan ng DFA sa pamamagitan ng mga Embahada at Consulada ang sitwasyon sa Gitnang Silangan bunsod ng tensyon sa pagitan […]
