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SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) – The Solomon Islands has suspended all visits from the United States Navy, the US embassy in Canberra said Tuesday, heightening concerns over the growing influence of China in the region. “The United States received formal notification from the Government of Solomon Islands regarding a moratorium on all naval visits, pending updates in protocol procedures,” an embassy spokeswoman said in a statement. It comes a week after Washington said a coast guard […]
(Eagle News) — American citizens with expired and expiring passports are now allowed to leave the country using those documents. This was after Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente signed a memorandum ordering bureau personnel to allow the departure of American nationals whose passports expired from January 1, 2020 and are expiring up to December 31 of this year. Morente said, however, that the use of these passports will only be allowed until December 31, 2021. According […]
(Eagle News) — The United States embassy in the Philippines has canceled all immigrant and nonimmigrant visa interviews scheduled through July 31. In a statement on Tuesday, June 30, the US embassy said this was “in response to significant worldwide challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic,” noting that the US Department of State has suspended routine visa services at all US embassies and consulates around the world. “As resources allow,” the embassy said US embassies and […]
US Embassy “questioned AFP’s capacity to conduct sustained counterterrorism operations” amid pandemic, says Pentagon report (Eagle News) — The United States’ Department of Defense said that the Philippine government’s decision to end the Visiting Forces Agreement will “likely present new challenges for US counterterrorism operations.” In the latest report by the US “Lead Inspector General (Lead IG)” to the US Congress, it said that the end of the VFA could complicate US operations in […]
(Eagle News) — The United States embassy in Manila will be closed on Monday, Feb. 17. In an advisory, the the US embassy said its affiliated offices will also be closed on that day. The embassy said this was in observance of Presidents’ Day, an American holiday. Services will resume on Tuesday, Feb. 18.
(Eagle News) – Vice-President Leni Robredo said that officials of the United States are fully supportive of the Philippine government’s war against drugs and would be willing to give any help if needed for the campaign’s success. In her statement given after meeting with the US officials on Wednesday, Nov. 13, Robredo, the recently designated anti-illegal drugs czar by Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, said that the various representatives of the US agencies she had […]
(Eagle News)–The United States Embassy will be closed on Monday, Oct. 14. In an advisory, the US embassy also closed were its affiliated offices. The advisory said this was in celebration of Columbus Day, an American holiday which commemorates the arrival of Christopher Columbus to the Americas. The US embassy said regular operations will resume on Tuesday, Oct. 15.
(Eagle News)–The United States Embassy will be closed on Monday, Aug. 26. The embassy said its affiliate offices will also be closed on that day in observance of National Heroes Day, a holiday. Regular services at the embassy and its affiliate offices will resume on Tuesday, Aug. 27.
(Eagle News)–The United States embassy will be closed on Wednesday, Aug. 21. The embassy said its affiliated offices will also be closed on that day, in observance of Ninoy Aquino Day, a national non-working holiday. Operations at the embassy and their affiliated offices will resume on Thursday, Aug. 22, the embassy said.
(Eagle News) – The recently appointed head of the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs of the US State Department said he is prepared to continue to share information to the Philippine government to help in the war against drugs in a way that will respect human rights. United States Assistant Secretary David R. Stilwell said that both the US and the Philippines faced the challenge of illicit drug use, and that they […]
(Eagle News) — The United States Embassy in Manila said that it was not true that US State Department deputy assistant secretary Mina Chang would be replacing the incumbent US Ambassador Sung Kim. “We’ve seen this claim. It is not true. In September 2018, the White House announced the President’s intent to nominate Mina Chang to be an Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development for the Bureau of Asia,” the US […]
(Eagle News) — The United States Embassy in Manila will be closed on Monday, Feb. 18. In an advisory, the embassy said its affiliated offices will also be closed in observance of Presidents’ Day an American holiday. The US embassy said it and its affiliated offices will resume operations on Tuesday, Feb. 19. https://youtu.be/bFf51lbgJ2g
