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Philippines recalls ambassador to Canada over garbage row

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 16 01:35 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs has ordered the recall of the Philippine ambassador and consuls to Canada after the Canadian government missed a May 15 deadline to take back tons of trash mistakenly sent to the Philippines several years ago.  Read more »

DFA raises Alert level 4 in Libya; some Filipinos refuse to go home

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 01 04:33 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has raised the alert level to 4 in Tripoli and nearby areas following intensive fighting around the capital. Read more »

‘I was disrespectful, too’: Regine Velasquez speaks up after row with Tulfo, Locsin

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 25 05:41 PM

Music superstar Regine Velasquez on Thursday thanked fans who came to her defense amid a row with Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and radio host Ben Tulfo, but urged them to instead focus on forgiveness, as well as efforts to help protect the environment. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 20, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 20 11:46 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Foreign Affairs Sec Locsin meets Chinese counterpart

Thomas Peter, Reuters
Updated as of Mar 20 04:54 PM

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. attend a news conference after talks at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China on Wednesday. Read more »

Locsin, Pompeo discuss Mutual Defense Treaty

Andrew Harnik, Pool/AFP
Posted at Mar 01 06:26 PM

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (right) and Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr speak after a news conference at the Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs Home Office in Manila on Friday. Read more »

Japan to provide funding for Mindanao road project

Chrislen Bulosan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 10 03:53 PM

Japan will lend the Philippines $202 million to build roads in conflict-affected areas in Mindanao. Read more »

‘Agree totally’: Locsin says gov’t should contest China facility on PH-claimed reef

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 03 02:57 AM

Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said he agreed "totally" with a call to contest China's construction efforts in the Kagitingan Reef in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Chinese envoy pledges P38-M for Jolo blast victims: Locsin

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 01:09 PM

Other heads of state and international bodies earlier condemned the blast and urged the government to bring the perpetrators to justice, but Zhao's donation was the first to be publicized by a government official. Read more »

DFA asks for more time to probe passport data mess

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 16 10:28 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday asked the National Privacy Commission for 10 more days before giving details about the passport data mess revealed by Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin last week. Read more »

Robredo backs calls to file case vs contractor in DFA passport data mess

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 04:30 PM

MANILA - Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday backed calls for the government to file a case against the contractor who allegedly took Filipino passport data from the Department of Foreign Affairs. Read more »

Can passport holders be assured of protection after data stolen? Locsin: 'I don't know'

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 12 06:21 PM

MANILA - Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Saturday could not say if personal information taken by a passport production contractor terminated by government were safe, as his revelation drew concerns over the stolen data. Read more »

Locsin says 'pissed' contractor 'took all' passport data

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 12 04:17 PM

Some Filipinos renewing their passports may have to present their birth certificates as an additional requirement after a passport production contractor the government had terminated "made off with data," Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has said. Read more »

Locsin vouches for Satur Ocampo, scoffs at arrest

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 01 03:58 PM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro "Teddy" Locsin Jr. on Saturday took to Twitter to express his dismay over the arrest of former lawmaker Satur Ocampo over kidnapping and human trafficking charges. Read more »

No work ban for OFWs in Libya raring to come home for Christmas: Locsin

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 03:59 PM

Overseas Filipino workers in Libya will not be barred from returning to the war-torn country after spending the holidays in the Philippines, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro "Teddy" Locsin Jr. said Wednesday. Read more »

DFA Sec Locsin hurdles Commission on Appointments

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 28 06:17 PM

The Commission on Appointments on Wednesday approved the appointment of Teodoro "Teddy" Locsin Jr. as Foreign Affairs Secretary. Read more »

'Teritoryo ng PH sa West PH Sea, di isusuko sa China'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 09:39 PM

Nanindigan ang mga opisyal ng gobyerno na hindi ibinebenta ng administrasyon sa China ang teritoryo ng Pilipinas sa West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Duterte, tinapos ang APEC Summit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 06:59 PM

Tinapos din ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang mga pulong sa ikalawang araw ng APEC Summit sa Papua New Guinea sa kabila ng naunang pahayag ng Palasyo na hindi na siya makadadalo.  Read more »

Duterte's absences 'don't reflect badly' on Philippines: Locsin

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 16 01:55 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte's absence in several meetings at a regional summit in Singapore does not reflect badly on the Philippines, a Cabinet official said Thursday. Read more »

China weather stations in Spratly 'not claims of ownership' - Locsin

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 15 05:20 PM

China's weather stations in the Spratly Islands in the West Philippine Sea are "not claims of ownership," Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Thursday, despite analysts' claim that the facilities could serve military purposes.  Read more »