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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 »

Crucial role of media in elections stressed

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 15 04:27 PM

The United States Embassy stressed the important role of media in the conduct of a safe and credible elections Read more »

PNP: Spanish man abused PH teen in US diplomat's case

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 05:27 PM

The Filipino girl allegedly victimized by a US diplomat was also sexually abused by another foreign national, the Philippine National Police said. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 26, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 12:01 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Arrest order out vs US diplomat for sex with PH teen

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 26 05:07 PM

A Philippine court has ordered the arrest of an American diplomat accused of having illicit sex with a 16-year-old Filipina. Read more »

US, Australia advise citizens to evacuate Kabul airport

David Martion Twitter via Reuters
Posted at Aug 26 10:33 AM

Crowds of people wait outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday in this picture obtained from social media. Read more »

China to give PH add'l 1 million Sinopharm COVID-19 jabs - envoy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 19 01:14 PM

In a Facebook post, Ambassador Huang Xilian said the vaccines would arrive on Friday and Saturday. Read more »

Pinoys in Afghanistan told to register for repatriation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 18 06:37 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs urged Filipinos still in Afghanistan to register their intent to be repatriated out of the country "immediately". Read more »

Canada donates P757 million to PH for dev't programs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 12 01:26 PM

Canada has donated P757 million to the Philippines for programs on COVID-19 response, women's health, education and aid for indigents in Mindanao. Read more »

China thanks PH for role in ASEAN-China Dialogue

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 02:43 PM

China thanked the Philippines for its "great contributions" as the country coordinator for ASEAN-China Dialogue Relations for the past 3 years. Read more »

US diplomat accused of illicit sex with Filipino minor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 05 08:11 PM

Dean Cheves allegedly met the 16-year-old Filipina online. Court documents detailed that he allegedly engaged in sexual activity with the minor twice, "knowing the minor’s age." Read more »

US Embassy lauds PH decision to restore VFA, says pact strengthens security in region

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 03:48 PM

The US Embassy said that among the nations in the Indo-Pacific, the Philippines has received a large "security assistance" from their government, reaching a total of P48.6 billion since it began in 2015.    Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 29, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:02 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrives in the Philippines

Photos courtesy of US Embassy
Posted at Jul 29 08:44 PM

Aside from a scheduled courtesy call with President Rodrigo Duterte, the US Defense chief is also set to meet with Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. and Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana to discuss mutual security concerns and how Manila and Washington could further strengthen their long-standing alliance.  Read more »

PH embassy sa Indonesia umapelang payagang makauwi ang mga OFW

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 08:59 PM

Umapela sa pamahalaan ang embahada ng Pilipinas sa Indonesia na payagan nang makauwi ang OFWs doon. Read more »

Pinoy sa Myanmar nasawi sa COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 20 07:04 PM

Isang Pinoy ang namatay sa Myanmar noong nakaraang linggo dahil sa COVID-19 sa gitna ng lumalalang kaso ng sakit doon, ayon sa embahada ng Pilipinas sa Yangon. Read more »

Mga Pinoy, Pinag-iingat sa Iba’t ibang Scams sa South Korea

TFC News
Updated as of Jul 20 08:52 AM

Mga Pinoy sa South Korea, binalaan para makaiwas sa iba-ibang klaseng scams tulad ng "hiram passbook," online selling scam at scam sa trabaho na ang mga nagiging biktima ay mga TNT, 'KPop' o undocumented Pinoy na naghahanap ng mapagkakakitaan. Read more »

Mga Pinoy sa Myanmar hinikayat na umuwi na dahil sa COVID-19 surge

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 19 07:44 PM

Nanawagan ang embahada ng Pilipinas sa mga Pilipino sa Myanmar na lumikas at umuwi na ng Pilipinas.  Read more »

Philippines, US complete P1.1-billion program to fight emerging agri diseases

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 14 11:10 AM

The Philippines and United States have recently completed a 5-year project that aims to strengthens Manila's capacity to detect and fight emergent agricultural diseases. Read more »

DFA mum on Syrian officials allegedly pressuring trafficked OFWs to retract statements in Washington Post report

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 11:12 PM

MANILA — The Department of Foreign Affairs has declined to give a reaction on Syrian embassy officials allegedly pressuring abused or trafficked domestic workers, including OFWs, to retract their statement from a Washington Post story that detailed their plight. Read more »