Philippine government

The country cannot continue putting the fate of critical treaties such as the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), which termination has far-reaching consequences, in the hands of "one man."

Like the scrapping of the Visiting Forces Agreement, the Philippine government's travel ban on Taiwan - supposedly in the wake of the COVID-19 threat - may not necessarily be the the right call, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Friday.

The United Kingdom has asked the Philippine government have a transfer of sentenced persons agreement (TSPA) with it, Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete said on Tuesday (Feb. 4).

United States Senator Dick Durbin is stepping up the pressure on the Philippine government to release Senator Leila De Lima by making an appeal to what he called the "Duterte regime" before the US Senate.

The welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), particularly their safety and security in their places of work, is "a paramount" concern for the Philippine government.

Senator Joel Villanueva has called on the Philippine government to seek justice for the murder of another Filipina household worker in Kuwait.

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra stressed the Philippine government will not bow down to foreign pressure to free detained Senator Leila De Lima.

The United States Senate foreign relations committee has approved a resolution condemning the Philippine government over Senator Leila De Lima's continued detention and calling for the charges against her to be dropped.

Water concessionaires Manila Water Company and Maynilad Water Services have waived its respective arbitral victories in the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) against the Philippine government after it ordered to pay losses stemming from…

The Philippine government has voiced its continuing commitment to the fight against corruption.

The Philippine government will send aid to survivors of powerful typhoon Hagibis in Japan, Malacañang said.

A new documentary that takes a fiercely critical look at the Philippine government's deadly drug crackdown has come under attack, with President Rodrigo Duterte's spokesman Tuesday slamming it as "propaganda" aimed at gullible foreign…

China is reportedly negotiating with the Philippine government about its plan to hire Filipina nannies in the near future, House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano said.

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. confirmed Thursday that the Philippine government filed a diplomatic protest over the passage of some Chinese warships in Philippine waters.

The days of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) companies appear to be numbered.

Senator Risa Hontiveros said President Rodrigo Duterte's "doormat" policy has only emboldened China to go in and out of the country's waters unimpeded.

The Philippine government does not recognize China’s legal possession of areas in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), according to Malacanang.

Senator Leila M. De Lima is pushing for more transparency in the use government's intelligence funds, particularly the billions of pesos allocated for the Duterte regime's war on drugs and criminality.

The Philippine government will extend legal aid to the Filipina arrested for allegedly trafficking over 5.9 kilograms of shabu in Malaysia.

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro "Teddyboy" Locsin Jr. has warned there will be "far reaching" consequences for countries which supported a resolution for the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to review the killings related to…

National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said on Wednesday that the Philippine government would keep mum on repercussions in the Philippine-China relations if the alleged Chinese missile launch in the South China Sea was validated.

The Philippine government need not declare war with China to defend the country from China’s aggressive activities in the West Philippine Sea, Vice President Leni Robredo reiterated on Sunday.