MANILA – The Philippines is only days apart from its Southeast Asian neighbors in kicking off its rollout of Covid-19 vaccines, Malacañang said Thursday.
Senate Minority Leader Frank Drilon on Wednesday lamented that the Philippines was lagging behind several countries in its Covid-19 vaccination plans, noting that six out of 10 countries in Southeast Asia have already begun their vaccination programs while the Philippines is still scrambling to secure supplies.
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday insisted that her call for a Senate investigation into possible irregularities surrounding the construction of the sport facilities used in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games “tarnishes neither the achievements of our athletes nor the honor they have earned for the country.”
Southeast Asian leaders pledged to keep trade routes open to protect food supplies and stockpile medical equipment at a summit held online Tuesday, as they warned of the crippling economic cost of the coronavirus.
Vietnam will urge Southeast Asian leaders to set up an emergency fund to tackle the coronavirus at a summit held online on Tuesday, as the pandemic ravages the region’s tourism and export-reliant economies.
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III has downplayed the complaints aired by foreign delegates to the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, saying the Philippines is even “too hospitable.”
Even the Philippine national women’s football team wasn’t spared from the shabby treatment that their Southeast Asian counterparts had experienced since arriving in Manila for the 30th Southeast Asian Games.
Several Southeast Asian leaders snubbed a meeting with US officials on Monday after President Donald Trump decided not to attend a regional summit in Bangkok.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro “Teddyboy” Locsin Jr. has blasted critics claiming FIFA officials skipped giving President Rodrigo Duterte a jersey in Thailand while he was on stage with other heads of state of Southeast Asian critics.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday urged ASEAN member states and the United Nations (UN) to enhance cooperation in sustainable security.
Indonesia has returned seven shipping containers of illegally imported waste to France and Hong Kong, an official said Tuesday, marking the latest move by a Southeast Asian nation to send back rubbish to their wealthy places of origin.
Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea on Wednesday slammed critics who questioned the role of Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committing (Phisgoc) Foundation in organizing the Philippines’ hosting of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games later this year.
Indonesia said Tuesday it would send more than 210 tonnes of garbage back to Australia, as Southeast Asian nations push back against serving as dumping grounds for foreign trash.
Southeast Asian leaders made an impassioned plea against protectionism at a regional summit in Bangkok Sunday, warning that a dragging US-China trade spat could hammer their export-led economies.
Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has called on Filipinos to join with citizens of other Southeast Asian nations in correcting China’s claims over the West Philippine Sea.
Indonesia pulled off a complex yet peaceful election across its vast — and ethnically diverse — island territory this week, cementing its place as a democratic beacon in a sea of authoritarian governments, analysts say.
Indonesia’s president has started beaming a hologram of himself to reach voters in key battleground provinces as he shuttles around the Southeast Asian archipelago ahead of national polls.
China and Southeast Asian states will hold their first joint maritime exercises next week, officials said Friday, in a move aimed at easing tensions but which may spark US alarm.
The International Criminal Court said Thursday it had jurisdiction to probe the forced deportation of Rohingya Muslims by Myanmar’s military as a possible crime against humanity.
A bomb ripped through an internet cafe in the southern Philippines on Sunday, killing one person and wounding 15 in the second deadly blast to strike the same city in days, authorities said.
The United States has expressed willingness to supply the Philippines with military equipment after it aired concerns over the government’s plan to purchase arms and other hardware from Russia.
China and Southeast Asian states held simulated naval exercises this week for the first time, Singapore said Friday, as they seek to lower long-running tensions in disputed waters.
Use of encrypted messaging apps to plan terrorist attacks is the greatest threat facing intelligence agencies in modern times, Australia warned Saturday as Southeast Asian leaders vowed closer cooperation to counter extremism.
Maritime law expert Jay Batongbacal has scored President Rodrigo Duterte for raising a howl against the United States intelligence community’s report including him as a threat to democracy and human rights in Southeast Asia.
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