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(Eagle News)– Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. met with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Lima, Peru on Friday morning (November 18), assuring the latter that the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) will push through. Yasay, however, said the focus will not be on military exercises but on the cooperation in war against illegal drugs. “We will continue with EDCA. Not so much to focus on joint military exercises but more on […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday (September 8) skipped the ASEAN-United States Summit with US President Barack Obama, and the ASEAN-UN meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki -moon on Wednesday as well. Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. represented the Philippines in Duterte’s place in both important meetings. On Wednesday, Duterte also skipped the ASEAN-UN meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as he had a courtesy call on Laos President Bounnhang Vorachith. […]
(Eagle News)– Foreign affairs secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. announced on Tuesday the suspension of issuing hajj passports due to the incident of 177 Indonesians who used Philippine passports but intercepted by immigration personnel on August 19. Yasay also expressed his willingness to end the issuance of hajj passports since there are proposals in Congress to extend the validity of passports from five years to ten years. “I have issued an order for the immediate suspension […]
(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 […]
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo R. Duterte is set to meet United States Secretary of State John Kerry later this month to strengthen their countries’ ties anew. The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said that the President, US Secretary Kerry and Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr., will meet on July 26 to 27 in the country’s capital. US State Department Deputy Spokesperson Mark Toner said they would discuss the “full range of our cooperation with […]
