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Deputy foreign minister ng Ukraine, bumisita sa Pilipinas

Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 09 11:05 PM

Personal na bumisita sa bansa ang Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs ng Ukraine na Dmytro Senik. Read more »

Locsin to represent PH in US-ASEAN Special Summit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 11 01:38 PM

Foreign affairs Sec. Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday left for the United States to attend the US-ASEAN Special Summit from May 12 to 13. Read more »

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 »

Locsin visits China, holds talks with foreign minister

Raffy Cabristante, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 09:54 PM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin on Sunday visited China to talk with the country’s top diplomat, the Chinese Embassy in Manila said. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 17, 2022

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Updated as of Feb 18 11:21 AM

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

ASEAN foreign ministers hold annual retreat

Tang Chhin Sothy, AFP
Posted at Feb 18 12:15 AM

Foreign Affairs Sec. Teodoro Locsin Jr. joins a group photo during the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Thursday. Read more »

DFA urges Marina to fix deficiencies, says seafarers' livelihood at stake

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Posted at Feb 04 09:53 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has urged the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) to comply with the deadline to address deficiencies in the country’s seafaring training and education identified by the European Union. Read more »

Locsin: South China Sea COC talks went nowhere

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 14 02:58 PM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. has admitted that the negotiations for a code of conduct in the South China Sea 'went nowhere' even as he stressed the need for rules amid tensions in the disputed waters. Read more »

DFA chief’s claim DOH ‘dropped the ball’ in syringe deal ‘very unfair’: Duque

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 13 11:55 AM

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said it was “very unfair” of Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. to accuse the DOH of “dropping the ball” in the procurement of syringes for the Philippines’ COVID-19 vaccination program. Read more »

Chinese Coast Guard use water cannon on PH supply boats

Reuters
Updated as of Nov 18 09:44 AM

The Philippines condemned the actions of 3 Chinese vessels, which blocked 2 Manila supply boats on their way to a Philippine-occupied atoll in South China Sea. Read more »

DFA chief asks Aquino admin: Why leave Scarborough if it was ours?

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 11 01:13 AM

MANILA — Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Monday questioned the previous administration's withdrawal nearly a decade ago from Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, which remains a flashpoint in the maritime dispute between Manila and Beijing.    Read more »

Locsin apologizes over expletive-laced tweet vs China

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Updated as of May 05 03:07 AM

The Philippines' top diplomat apologizes for a foul-mouthed tweet against China after President Rodrigo Duterte thanks Beijing for donating the COVID-19 vaccine he was inoculated with on Monday.   Read more »

Locsin tells China to 'get the f--- out' of Philippine waters

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Posted at May 04 03:29 AM

Malacañang expects the remaining Chinese ships to leave the West Philippine Sea within this month.  Read more »

Locsin thanks Vietnam for offer of 'guaranteed' rice shipments

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 12:13 AM

MANILA - Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Thursday thanked Vietnam for its “offer to guarantee rice shipments” to the Philippines during last year’s lockdown. Read more »

Malacañang sends condolences to British royal family over Prince Philip's death

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Posted at Apr 10 12:36 AM

MANILA - Malacañang on Friday condoled with the British royal family over the passing of Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth on the same day. Read more »

DFA says West PH Sea features, even with Chinese structures, are 'ours'

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Updated as of Apr 01 09:36 AM

The Department of Foreign Affairs on Thursday said features in the West Philippine Sea are "ours", even those with structures China built.  Read more »

Gordon urges Locsin: Summon Chinese envoy over moored ships in West PH Sea

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Posted at Mar 24 12:23 PM

Sen. Richard Gordon on Wednesday urged Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. to summon the Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines days after hundreds of Chinese militia ships were seen moored in West Philippine Sea. Read more »

De Lima acquittal shows PH justice works, UN to be informed, says DFA chief

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 18 08:48 PM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. said Thursday the acquittal of Sen. Leila de Lima in one of her three drug cases shows the Philippines' justice system “works” even if it's slow.  Read more »

Philippines protests China green light for its coast guard to fire on foreign vessels

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Updated as of Jan 27 08:26 PM

The Philippines is opposing a new Chinese law that lets its coast guard fire on foreign vessels in a move that could escalate tension in such contested waters as the South China Sea, its top diplomat said Wednesday.  Read more »

Issue ‘becoming political’: Galvez defends Duque amid ‘dropping the ball’ allegations

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 11:33 PM

Galvez slammed the allegation as “unfair”, saying Duque that negotiations with Pfizer were ongoing and at the “advanced stage”. Read more »