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(Eagle News) — The United States Embassy in Manila will be closed on Monday, Dec. 24 and Tuesday, Dec. 25. In a statement, the US Embassy said its affiliated offices will also be closed on those days. Operations in those offices will resume on Wednesday, Dec. 26, the US Embassy said.
(Eagle News) — For the Palace, it was President Rodrigo Duterte’s strong political will that made the return of the Balangiga bells possible. “Many have tried but it is our President’s strong political will and unquestionable dedication in asserting the rights of our country and its people which significantly contributed to this event coming into fruition,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. It was President Duterte who demanded for the return of the bells–taken by American […]
(Eagle News)– The United States Embassy in Manila will be closed on Wednesday, Dec. 5. In a post on Facebook, the embassy said its affiliated offices will also be closed on that day in observance of the National Day of Mourning for President George H.W. Bush. Bush, the 41st president of the US, died last week at the age of 94. The embassy said it and its affiliated offices will resume operations on Thursday, Dec. 6. […]
(Eagle News) — The United States Embassy in Manila will be closed to the public on Friday, Nov. 30. In a statement, the US Embassy said its affiliated offices will also be closed in observance of Bonifacio Day. It said services in those offices will resume on Monday, December 3. https://youtu.be/7UpGg6nNdHg
(Eagle News) — The United States Embassy in Manila will be closed on Thursday, November 22 due to the observance of Thanksgiving which is a national holiday in the US. In an advisory, the US Embassy also said that its affiliate offices will be also closed tomorrow. Regular services at the US embassy and its affiliate offices will resume on Friday, November 23. https://youtu.be/3cmyxK0IqLs
(Eagle News) — The United States government will be providing P1.35 billion ($25 million) for the Marawi rehabilitation for the next three years as part of its aid program to the Philippines. US Ambassador Kim Sung recently announced this on his visit to Marawi City. The aid project is called the Marawi Response Project, a three-year U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) program designed to improve economic and social conditions of communities directly affected […]
(Eagle News) — The United States Embassy in Manila will be closed on Oct. 8, Monday, in observance of Columbus Day, an American holiday. The US embassy said its affiliate offices will also be closed on that day. The embassy and its affiliate offices will open again on Tuesday, Oct. 9.
(Eagle News) — The political officer of the United States Embassy visited several senators, including Antonio Trillanes IV. Josh Morris, chief of the internal political unit of the US Embassy, paid the senators a visit on Wednesday, Sept. 19, based on an entry in the Senate logbook. He listed “various senators” as the target of his visit. Apart from Trillanes, among the others he reportedly visited were Senators Tito Sotto and Gregorio Honasan. Sotto confirmed the […]
By Caesar Vallejos Eagle News Service US Ambassador Sung Kim reiterated the “tremendously strong relationship” between the Philippines and his country, as he vowed to continue to advance each other’s interests in the Asia-Pacific region. Kim made the pronouncement in a speech during the US celebration of its 242nd anniversary at the Makati Shangri-La on July 3, Tuesday. With the theme, #FriendsPartnersAllies, the event was also done in celebration of Philippine-American Friendship Day. “This a […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States has ordered two top Venezuelan diplomats to leave its territory within 48 hours, the State Department said Wednesday, responding to Caracas’ expulsion order against the top two US diplomats there. “This action is to reciprocate the Maduro regime’s decision to declare the Charge d’Affaires and Deputy Chief of Mission of the US Embassy in Caracas personae non grata,” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement. […]
(Eagle News) — The United States Embassy in Manila will be closed on Monday, May 28. In a statement, the embassy said this was in observance of Memorial Day, when those who died while serving in the US military are honored. According to the embassy, all its affiliate offices will also be closed to the public on that day. The offices will resume work on Tuesday, May 29.
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — The United States on Monday blocked the adoption of a UN Security Council statement that would have called for an independent probe of deadly violence on the Israel-Gaza border, which erupted as the new US embassy in Jerusalem was opened, diplomats said. “The Security Council expresses its outrage and sorrow at the killing of Palestinian civilians exercising their right to peaceful protest,” read a draft of the statement, a copy […]
