DIPLOMATIC officials of the Philippines and China met Thursday in Xiamen, Fujian and had “frank and constructive discussions” on the South China Sea bilateral dispute.

TEN months after Israel launched war against Hamas and Hezbollah, only 356 among 11,000 Filipino workers left Lebanon despite the Philippine government’s offer to repatriate them all for free.

THE Philippines joined the international community on Monday in voicing its apprehension over the increasing tension between Israel and Iran.

RAFFY T. Tulfo, broadcast journalist-turned-senator, now leads the names of possible contenders in the 2028 presidential race, according to the latest survey by Pulse Asia Research Inc.

THE Philippines, one of the world’s most vulnerable countries from climate change risks, has asked the United Nations’ principal judicial organ to make polluting countries accountable for climate change.

CHINA scoffed at the Philippine government for sending another rotation and resupply mission (RORE) to Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, which it described as “irregular,” coming only 18 days after its last RORE mission.

THE Chinese Embassy in Manila lashed out at the Philippines’s top envoy to Washington D.C. and urged him to stop being the mouthpiece of the US.

THE Philippines is one of Japan’s top 10 sources of tourists in 2023.

THE international community led by the United States, Australia and humanitarian organizations are sending more than $2 million (P110 million) worth of assistance to the victims of severe flooding and landslides in Mindanao. 

MORE than 4,000 foreign domestic helpers, including Filipinos, were treated to a spectacular day of music and magic at the Hong Kong Disneyland.

TWO days after the controversial congratulatory message of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to pro-independence Taiwanese president-elect, China and the Philippines went ahead with the scheduled high-level dialogue on defusing tension in the West Philip...

MANILA chose to remain neutral over the elections in Taiwan, where the pro-independence party won the presidential and legislative elections.

INDONESIAN President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is expected to arrive for an official visit to Manila Tuesday, as foreign ministries of the Philippines and Indonesia will meet hours ahead to hammer out more ways to improve bilateral relations.

TWENTY-THREE hostages of the Hamas in Gaza Strip are dead, while 129 are still being held by the Hamas militants, the Israel military said.

THE Indian Navy’s elite Marine commandos rescued 21 seafarers, including 15 Indians and six Filipinos, from pirates off the coast of Somalia, Indian Ambassador to Manila Shambhu Kumaran said.

THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) asked the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and other government agencies to come up with a system where they can make real-time verification of the birth certificates and IDs of passport applicants.

THE head of the Houthi-Yemeni naval forces has inspected the 25 crew, including 17 Filipinos, of seized Japanese car carrier Galaxy Leader who were held while passing through the Red Sea last Monday.

The Philippines is not in the radar of foreign investors leaving China as they prefer to transfer to countries where regulations are “more predictable,” according to the United Kingdom’s top diplomat in Manila.

BEIJING has nixed the idea of Manila to have a separate code of conduct only among Southeast Asian claimants of the South China Sea.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has denied reports that the personal data of Filipinos who took the Covid-19 vaccines that were leaked to the dark web came from their servers.

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ITALY recently opened anew job slots—more than 452,000—to Filipinos and non-European workers under its Flows Decree (Decreto Flussi) program from 2023-2025.

MANY Filipino-Americans (Fil-Ams) living in the United States are struggling financially this year, with outstanding unsecured debts averaging around $38,000 (P2.1 million), a Fil-Am debt relief financial expert said.

FOREIGN ministers from the Group of Seven, the leading industrialized democracies in the world, reiterated their support to the 2016 arbitration ruling that invalidates China’s expansive claim over the South China Sea (SCS).

THE Rafah Border Crossing in Gaza Strip was closed anew Wednesday, stranding hundreds of foreigners and Palestinians, including more than 80 Filipinos and their Palestinian spouses who were scheduled to exit the enclave.

MORE than 600 foreigners, including 42 Filipinos and their children, left the war torn Gaza Strip Tuesday, as the Rafah border was reopened following a three-day hiatus brought about by the airstrike of Israel on an ambulance last week.

THE Philippines and Japan are on the verge of negotiating for a military access agreement at the height of their common security threat from Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific.
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The Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister said relations between The Netherlands and the Philippines are “very good” after the demise of Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison in December 2022.
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THE Philippine Embassy in Amman has regained contact with several families in Gaza Strip after losing contact with all of them for more than 30 hours since Israel expanded its ground military operations to Gaza.
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THE Philippine government fully supports the call for a ceasefire in Gaza Strip, but was forced to abstain from an Arab-sponsored resolution in the United Nations General Assembly because it fell short of condemning the Hamas attacks that killed 1,400 ...

Manila is in talks with Tel-Aviv, Ramallah and other governments for the safe release of two Filipinos who were “assumed” to be taken as hostages by the Hamas militants during the October 7 attacks in southern Israel.
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A FILIPINO nurse who worked as a caregiver in Israel was killed at the height of the attacks of Hamas militants last Saturday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said.
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ARTIFICIAL intelligence will inevitably replace “certain” human jobs but companies should be responsible for retooling their employees who will be affected by it, former chief operating officer of Nestlé Group Peter Brabeck-Letmathe said...

China has opposed efforts by small island nations to require coastal states to protect the oceans and seas to stop the worsening effects of climate change.

HAVE you noticed that the Philippine maps sold in bookstores or published in government websites do not indicate the West Philippine Sea and Philippine Rise?

MARITIME and academic experts from India have suggested that Manila and New Delhi explore possible joint oil and gas exploration offshore, possibly in the West Philippine Sea.