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(Eagle News) — Japan did not cease its search for the 36 Filipino seafarers who remain missing after a cargo ship sank more than two weeks ago. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin said Japan in fact continued its search that Saturday “against protocol.” According to Locsin, he, the Philippine ambassador to Japan, and the Japanese government “are on this.” “On the other hand, I refuse to ask other Asian powers to join in the search […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Coast Guard said it “fully respects” Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin’s rejection of the proposal for a PCG attaché in the Philippine embassy in Beijing. According to the PCG, while it believes that the establishment of such a post “will significantly strengthen maritime cooperation between the Philippines and China,” the agency will instead “continue to find ways to further secure the country’s maritime domain.” According to the PCG, the request for a […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines and China “will agree to disagree” on the 2016 arbitral ruling that invalidated the Asian giant’s claims in some parts of the West Philippine Sea in favor of the Southeast Asian country. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the statement on Tuesday, July 14, a day after China called the ruling “invalid and illegal.” “Unang una po, talagang hindi tayo nagkakasundo sa bansang Tsina tungkol sa arbitral award na yan… Pero […]
(Eagle News)–Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Wednesday, June 3, said the country looks forward to “continuing our strong military partnership with the United States even as we continue to reach out to our regional allies in building a common defense towards enduring stability and peace and continuing economic progress and prosperity in our part in the world.” The Foreign Affairs chief made the statement following the suspension of the agreement that governs the […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines has suspended the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said. According to a diplomatic note issued to US Ambassador Sung Kim and posted on the Foreign Affairs Secretary’s Twitter account, the suspension of the termination of the agreement, which governs the conduct of US forces who take part in military exercises in the Philippines, was “in light of the political and other developments in the region.” […]
(Eagle News) — Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. signed on Tuesday, Feb. 11, the notice of termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States, a Foreign Affairs official said. In a Tweet, Undersecretary Brigido Dulay said the signing was “on the order of the President through Executive Secretary (Salvador) Medialdea.” He said the notice will be delivered to the US Embassy in Manila “forthwith.” Earlier, President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to scrap the […]
(Eagle News)–Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin said he “merely noted” the apology issued by the owner of a Chinese vessel that rammed a Filipino fishing vessel in Recto Bank and abandoned the Filipino crew at sea. Locsin made the comment in a Tweet on Wednesday night, after the Palace said it “accept(s) the recent apology extended by the owner of the Chinese vessel to our fishermen affected by the incident.” The apology was contained in […]
(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 […]
“Palace supports me,” Foreign Affairs secretary says (Eagle News) — There will be no joint Philippines-China investigation into the Recto Bank incident. This was the remark of Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., a day after Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said President Rodrigo Duterte welcomed China’s proposal for the same. “China and Philippines will conduct their respective investigations,” Locsin said in a Tweet. According to the Foreign Affairs secretary, in the first place, the matter […]
(Eagle News)–For Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin, China “can say what it wants” about the incident near Recto Bank. “It is a free world,” Locsin said in a Tweet. In the Philippines’ case, though, Locsin said “we speak from the law of the sea.” “But still everyone’s free,” he said. Locsin issued the statement after the Chinese embassy admitted a Chinese vessel had hit a Filipino fishing boat on June 9 but added seven or […]
(Eagle News)–Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. believes there is no need to review the Mutual Defense Treaty to ensure the United States will come to its aid should China attack the Asian country over the dispute in the South China Sea. “In vagueness lies the best deterrence,” Locsin said in a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday, March 1. “We are very […]
(Eagle News)–Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. is on official visit to Hungary. In a statement issued on Thursday, Feb. 14, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Locsin is expected to meet his counterpart, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, to discuss “bilateral relations and regional and global developments.” According to the Philippine Embassy in Budapest, Locsin will also call on Hungarian National Assembly Speaker Laszlo Kover and will give a lecture on Philippine foreign policy at the […]
