Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. praised Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto for being recognized by the U.S. State Department as one of its “anti-corruption champions.”
MANILA – The repatriation of over a hundred Filipinos in Myanmar is a testament that the Philippine government is committed to its promise to assist any distressed nationals abroad.
MANILA – The Philippine government, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), on Tuesday called for “the complete restoration of the status quo ante” in Myanmar in the wake of an escalating political tension in the country.
MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday vowed to seek justice for Mary Anne Daynolo, a Filipina worker in Abu Dhabi who went missing for 10 months and was found dead last January.
MANILA – Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. is now under quarantine after he had close contact with some DFA officers who tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
MANILA – Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has ordered Philippine Embassy in Kuwait Chargé d’Affaires Mohd. Noordin Pendosina Lomondot to stop the PHP7.5 million blood money payment over the demise of an overseas Filipino worker in Kuwait.
MANILA – The Philippine government, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), has pledged some USD100,000 (approximately PHP4.8 million) to the Asean’s Covid-19 Response Fund, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Friday.
MANILA – Malacañang on Thursday said it would discuss with Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado the reported depletion of the country’s passport revolving fund.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. is outraged by the cold blooded shooting of a mother and son in Tarlac by a policeman.
MANILA – The Philippines’ defense capabilities got a much-needed boost upon receiving a military hardware donation, including snipers’ and anti-improvised explosive device equipment, worth USD29 million (about PHP1.38 billion), from the US Defense Department on Tuesday.
President Rodrigo Duterte has extended the suspension of the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) by another six months until June 2021, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. believes Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte will continue being the opposition’s nightmare even after her father, President Rodrigo Duterte, steps down.
MANILA – Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. on Tuesday said Manila and Beijing are still discussing a possible joint oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea.
MANILA – Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Friday extended PHP200,000 cash assistance to the Filipino household worker who experienced maltreatment in the hands of her employer, Philippine Ambassador to Brazil Marichu Mauro.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said officials from the Philippine government are scheduled to meet on Friday with representatives from AstraZeneca, one of the leading developers of a candidate vaccine against coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has opened the investigation on Philippine Ambassador to Brazil Marichu Mauro who was caught on CCTV footage assaulting her service staff inside the diplomatic residence, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. announced Friday.
MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs’ (DFA) response to the case of Philippine Ambassador to Brazil Marichu Mauro who was caught on CCTV maltreating her service staff would be “severe to the fullest extent of the law”, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Wednesday.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday discussions are ongoing on the investigation involving Philippine Ambassador to Brazil Marichu Mauro who was caught hitting her Filipino helper inside the diplomatic residence.
MANILA – Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Monday ordered the immediate recall of Philippine Ambassador to Brazil Marichu Mauro back to the country.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. is opposed to any postponement or cancellation of the country’s elections. Locsin, a lawyer, said any poll cancellation is
Vice President Leni Robredo slammed President Rodrigo Duterte Tuesday (September 8) for granting absolute pardon to American soldier Joseph Scott Pemberton, who was jailed for killing a Filipina transgender.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has rejected the reported proposal to place an attaché for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Beijing, saying it would equate to Manila conceding its rights in the West Philippine Sea.
MANILA – Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Friday warned China of “the severest response” if its naval drills in the South China Sea “spill over” to the Philippine territory.
President Rodrigo Duterte’s “change of heart” in abrogating the PH-US Visiting Forces Agreement is a welcome development for the Philippines’ defense and economic security, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Wednesday.
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