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(Eagle News) – Malacanang will be considering the proposal of Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., to put an end to the practice of giving visa upon arrival to Chinese nationals that was first implemented in August 2017. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said that he himself agreed with the position of Secretary Locsin that foreigners entering the country should be properly vetted. “I agree with Secretary Locsin. Kailangan talaga bini-vet, kasi kapag tayo humihingi […]
(Eagle News) – Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr said that the Philippines should consider stopping the practice of giving visas upon arrival to foreigners, reacting to reports on the influx of so many undocumented Chinese workers in the country. “We need to put an end to visas upon arrival; all visas should be issued by consular offices after vetting. We must take extra care in outsourcing any part of the visa application process, […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines will remain in the United Nations Human Rights Council and will not sever ties with any country. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. made the statement after the body narrowly approved a resolution by Iceland that sought for an international probe into the human rights situation in the Philippines. Eighteen of the UNHR’s 47 members expressed support for the proposal, while 14 countries, including the Philippines, voted against it. The remaining 15 […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said he would require the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to state its purpose before allowing any of its investigators to come to the country. “Let them state their purpose and I will review it,” Duterte told reporters on Thursday. This was before the 47-member council voted on the controversial Iceland authored resolution pushing for a comprehensive review and report on the Philippine drug war. He said […]
Foreign affairs chief says PHL will be “Friend to friends, enemy to enemies, and a worse enemy to false friends.” (Here is the full text of the statement of Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., on the adoption by the United Nations Human Rights Council of the Iceland resolution pushing a comprehensive review and report of the drug war under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte.) In 1945, the Philippines, along with 50 other states, […]
14 states , including Philippines, reject Iceland-authored resolution (Eagle News) – The Philippines, along with 13 other countries, rejected a United Nations Human Rights Council resolution pushed by Iceland and other Western nations that sought a comprehensive written report on the Philippine drug war under President Rodrigo Duterte. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr was scathing in his statement read after the UN human rights body voted in favor of a draft resolution pushed by […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte criticized former Foreign Affairs secretary Albert Del Rosario for using a diplomatic passport although he is already in private practice and went to Hong Kong for a personal business trip. “Naggamit-gamit ng passport na hindi naman dapat. (He used a [diplomatic] passport inappropriately.) When you are no longer an employee of government, you have no business using a government diplomatic passport,” the President said Wednesday night, June 26. Duterte made […]
(Eagle News) – Canada’s trash is “ready to go” and would be leaving the country by May 30, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., announced this in his twitter post after some 70 containers of trash underwent fumigation and cleaning which was observed by Canadian government officials. “All containers containing garbage [were] cleaned and ready to go. Waiting for a couple of documents and routine permission from […]
(Eagle News)–The deadline for the recall of Canada’s trash is May 15. This is according to Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin, who said on Tuesday, May 7, that President Rodrigo Duterte expects nothing less. “The deadline is May 15. Period. I don’t give two f**ks what DOF (Department of Finance) says…The President expects the garbage to be seaborne by May 15,” Locsin said. The secretary was responding to a DOF statement that Canada might need […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippines co-sponsored the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution combatting the financing of terrorism. The Department of Foreign Affairs announced this on Saturday, March 30, as it highlighted Philippine efforts in fighting terrorism in its co-sponsorship of UNSC Resolution No. 2462. “Money is the lifeblood of terrorism,” said Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., in his speech before the UN Security Council on Thursday, March 28, as he cited the country’s […]
(Eagle News) – The rise of China as a new world power is good for developing countries as this would “create a world where the lesser have a chance,” according to Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., after his bilateral meeting with his counterpart Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in China. In his statement at a joint press briefing with the Chinese foreign minister on Wednesday, March 20, Locsin said he and […]
(Eagle News) – Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., is set to make an official visit to China for a meeting with his counterpart, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, next week. Locsin’s visit is set from March 18 to 21, his first trip to China as the Philippines’ top diplomat, according to Department of Foreign Affairs. In a statement, the DFA said that Locsin and Wang Yi will “hold a bilateral meeting to discuss the […]
