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US National Security Advisor O’Brien visits PH

Eloisa Lopez, Reuters
Posted at Nov 23 11:40 AM

U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien and Philippines' Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin Jr. are pictured with precision-guided munitions among other defense articles during a turnover ceremony, at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Pasay City on Monday. Read more »

PH officials, British drugmaker AstraZeneca discuss access to vaccines

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 02:57 AM

MANILA - Officials of the Philippine government and AstraZeneca, a UK-based company developing a COVID-19 vaccine, talked about access to affordable vaccines on Friday during the visit of a UK minister to Manila. Read more »

China thanks Philippines for backing Chinese candidate in Int'l Court of Justice

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 13 12:29 PM

The Chinese Embassy on Friday thanked Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. for expressing support for the Chinese candidate for one of the vacant posts in the International Court of Justice.  Read more »

US Embassy welcomes extended suspension of VFA termination

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 10:20 AM

MANILA - The Embassy of the United States in Manila welcomed Thursday the Philippine government's decision to postpone anew the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) for another six months. Read more »

PH embassy personnel sa London, nagpositibo sa COVID-19

Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 10:42 PM

MAYNILA - Nagpositibo sa COVID-19 ang isang personnel ng Philippine Embassy sa UK nitong weekend. Read more »

Locsin urges UN to rally nations in fight vs COVID-19

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 23 10:57 PM

MANILA - The country's top diplomat on Friday called on the United Nations to rally its member states to “to set aside self-interest and work in solidarity” to beat the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

PH extends help to Rohingyas in Myanmar's Rakhine state

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 23 12:59 AM

MANILA - Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. announced Thursday the Philippines' assistance for refugees from conflict-torn Rakhine state in Myanmar. Read more »

Locsin: Oil exploration in West PH Sea must pass ‘patriotism’s highest standards’

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 18 01:14 AM

Last month, Locsin issued a reminder that “all arrangements” for oil and gas exploration fell under the memorandum of understanding between the two countries. Read more »

World support for PH arbitral award doesn't affect ruling's legal stature: Locsin

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 12:02 AM

MANILA - Foreign Affairs Sec. Teodoro Locsin said that while the Philippines welcomes international support for its 2016 UN arbitral award that invalidated China’s sweeping claim over the South China Sea, the support does not add “an iota to the legal stature of the award.” Read more »

Locsin iginiit na kailangan ng Pilipinas ng teknikal na tulong mula sa ibang bansa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 10:18 PM

MAYNILA - Iginiit ni Foreign Affairs Sec. Teodoro Locsin Jr. nitong Huwebes na kailangan ng Pilipinas ng teknikal na tulong para sugpuin ang problema sa ilegal na droga at human rights issues. Read more »

Locsin scorns Southeast Asian countries' 'patronizing attitude' on PH's Sabah claim

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 09 12:50 AM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Thursday scoffed at other Southeast Asian nations' "patronizing attitude" when it comes to the Philippines' claim in Sabah, saying neighboring countries should treat Filipinos "with more respect."   Read more »

2021 budget of panel overseeing VFA implementation cut by more than half: Locsin

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 08:16 PM

The 2021 budget of the commission overseeing the implementation of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the Philippines and the United States has been slashed by more than half even if the Philippines suspended the abrogation of the accord, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., said Thursday. Read more »

Some 47,000 OFWs still 'stuck' in Middle East as COVID-19 pandemic continues: DFA

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 06:30 PM

Some 47,000 overseas Filipino workers are still "stuck" in the Middle East amid the COVID-19 pandemic as the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) awaits the disbursement of additional funds for their repatriation, officials said Thursday. Read more »

Locsin explains why only fraction of Chinese pledges come to fruition

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 04:36 PM

According to Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr., the dismal percentage was due to the government's prudence to protect "national interest." Read more »

Locsin praises white sand of Manila Bay, vows to fix filling of US Embassy moat

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 01:57 PM

MANILA - Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. praised the placing of artificial white sand along the Manila Bay even as he said he will “fix” the filling of the US Embassy’s moat.   Read more »

Philippines borrows 50-B yen from Japan for disaster management, COVID-19 response

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 02:50 PM

The Philippines is borrowing 50 billion yen (around $470 million or P22.9 billion) from Japan to fund disaster management and respond to the COVID-19 crisis, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday.  Read more »

DFA's Locsin rejects opening of 11 archipelagic lanes

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 09:32 AM

MANILA - Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. rejected Monday the Philippine Coast Guard’s insistence on opening 11 archipelagic lanes instead of three.  Read more »

Locsin backpedals, says Sangley project with US-blacklisted Chinese firm 'essential'

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 04 12:44 AM

MANILA - Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. now agrees with President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to push through with infrastructure projects where US-blacklisted Chinese companies are involved. Read more »

Philippines 'kowtowing' to China? That's 'narrative of opposition,' says DFA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 26 02:17 PM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr denied Wednesday that the Philippines was “kowtowing” to Chinese aggression in contested waters, saying this was a “narrative of the opposition.”  Read more »

Philippines won't cease Spratly patrols despite China call vs 'provocations': DFA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 26 10:20 AM

The Philippines will sustain its patrol of the Spratly islands despite China's call for Manila to stop "illegal provocations" in sending military aircraft near the area, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr said Wednesday.  Read more »