To personally thank Chinese President Xi Jinping for the 600,000 doses of Sinovac-made CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccines donated to the Philippines March 3, 2021 MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte might visit China before his term ends to personally thank Chinese President Xi Jinping for the 600,000 doses of Sinovac-made […]
BUT CALLS FOR ‘immediate release’ of Aung San Suu Kyi March 3, 2021 MANILA – The Philippine government has called for the “immediate release” of Aung San Suu Kyi, as well as the “complete return” of Myanmar to its previous state of affairs.”Our call is for the complete […]
DFA raises alert level 2 February 24, 2021 MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday raised alert level 2 in Myanmar in view of the “developing critical situation” in the country and has advised Filipinos to prepare for possible evacuation.The DFA said the alert level […]
‘Undecided’ on VFA fate, seeks public opinion February 24, 2021 MANILA – “Undecided” on the fate of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the Philippines and the United States (US), President Rodrigo Duterte said he wants public input on the controversial defense deal.In a public address delivered Wednesday […]
‘Strongly opposes’ application of China law beyond its waters February 13, 2021 MANILA – The Philippine government, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), on Friday, “strongly opposed” any application of China’s new coast guard law beyond Beijing’s maritime entitlements stated under the international law and the 2016 […]
President dmits being on a ‘tightrope’, avoiding conflict with a friend February 12, 2021 President Rodrigo Duterte admitted on Friday that he is on a “tightrope” as he could not afford to provoke China, which he considers as a “friend”.Duterte made the admission, as he emphasized the need […]
