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Colleagues honor 'true patriot' Chito Sta. Romana

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 05:02 PM

The late ambassador Chito Sta. Romana was a 'true patriot' who helped forge stronger ties between Manila and Beijing, colleagues said on Friday. Read more »

Lawyer wants electioneering ban to cover embassy officials' families

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 06 11:03 AM

An election lawyer on Sunday called on Congress to pass a law prohibiting families of embassy officials from engaging in electioneering or partisan political activities. Read more »

China temporarily detains Japanese diplomat

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 23 01:43 PM

A diplomat at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing was detained temporarily by authorities Monday in the Chinese capital, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said. Read more »

Retired general gets CA nod as next PH envoy to Brazil

Ronron Calunsod, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 22 04:41 PM

A retired general nominated to be the Philippines’ next ambassador to Brazil got the Commission on Appointments’ nod on Wednesday. Read more »

Paper view: Japanese diplomat has origami Instagram

Huw Griffith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 21 10:20 AM

Every day for a year, a Japanese diplomat has posted a near-identical Instagram video of the paper crane he has folded that day. Read more »

Post-Mauro case: DFA yields to POEA jurisdiction over diplomats' household staff

Theresa Martelino-Reyes, VERA Files
Posted at Apr 15 11:07 PM

The controversial case of former Philippine ambassador to Brazil Marichu Mauro has been resolved for over a month now, but the fallout from the messy affair continues to haunt the men and women of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).  Read more »

Tinanggal na ambassador aapela sa korte, nais makuha ang pensiyon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 04 07:18 PM

Aapela sa korte ang dating ambassador sa Brazil na sinibak dahil sa panggugulpi sa kaniyang Pinay helper. Read more »

Ambassador na sinibak sa pangmamaltrato masama ang loob, balak magsampa ng kaso

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 07:36 PM

Ani Marichu Mauro, pakiramdam umano niya at tinaksil siya ng institusyong kaniyang pinaglingkuran.  Read more »

EXCLUSIVE: Kasambahay na minaltrato napatawad na ang dating among ambassador

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 09:33 PM

Kuwento ni alyas Amy, 2018 pa siya kay Ambassador Marichu Mauro at maayos ang lahat noong una.  Read more »

Blinken presses China on Xinjiang, HK in call with Beijing's top diplomat

Reuters
Posted at Feb 06 10:25 PM

The relationship between the world's two biggest economies hit its lowest point in decades during the presidency of Donald Trump, and Chinese officials have expressed cautious optimism that it would improve under the administration of Joe Biden. Read more »

DFA kinalampag para kumilos sa rape case ng binatang anak ng diplomat

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 09:48 PM

Hustisya at tulong ang hiling ng pamilya ng batang lalaki na iniulat noong 2017 na ginahasa ng kaklase sa India. Read more »

China praises British diplomat for saving drowning woman

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 19 06:40 AM

BEIJING - Beijing on Tuesday praised a British diplomat who was filmed diving into a river in southern China to save a drowning student, a rare warm moment between two countries at loggerheads over human rights. Read more »

ALAMIN: Proseso ng imbestigasyon vs Marichu Mauro, ang nanggulping envoy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 08:35 PM

Binigyan ang DFA ng 15 araw para makapagbigay ng report sa Presidential Management Staff.      Read more »

Tales of WWII-era Japanese ghosts persist in Philippines

Alden Monzon, Kyodo News
Updated as of Oct 30 03:49 PM

"They don't necessarily hurt anyone," Antonio Abrille said of the purported ghosts. "The most they do is grab you, pull your hair or tug on your shirt." Read more »

Imbestigasyon sa 'nanggulping' ambassador pinayagan na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 09:35 PM

Alamin kung bakit kinailangan ng go-signal ni Pangulong Duterte ang gagawing imbestigasyon laban sa ambassador.  Read more »

Huli sa video: Kasambahay, minaltrato ng ambassador ng Pilipinas sa Brazil

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 27 07:05 PM

Pinauuwi na sa Pilipinas ang ambassador ng bansa sa Brazil matapos maltratuhin ang kaniyang kasambahay    Read more »

Ople Center extends help to domestic worker maltreated by PH envoy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 27 05:58 PM

MANILA - A Filipino domestic helper who experienced maltreatment at the very hands of a Philippine ambassador to Brazil gained the support of the Blas F. Ople Policy Center. Read more »

'Deplorable': Senators outraged at PH envoy's video assaulting Pinay maid

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 27 06:16 PM

Some senators on Tuesday said they were "outraged" upon seeing the videos of the Philippine ambassador to Brazil assaulting her Filipina helper, as they urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to conduct a "thorough investigation" on the matter.  Read more »

Ruben Varias Reyes, diplomat who questioned Marcos spending, dies at 79

Richard C. Paddock, The New York Times
Updated as of Jun 02 11:49 PM

Reyes challenged the excesses of the Marcos era, including family members’ expenditures in London on items such as Persian rugs, perfume and real estate, his daughter said. At one point, he blocked the purchase of luxury cars imported from Germany. Read more »

Top EU diplomat slams Floyd death as 'abuse of power'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 02 06:49 PM

EU High Representative Josep Borrell urged US authorities to rein in the "excessive use of force," and said the 27-nation bloc supports the right to peaceful protest. Read more »