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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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

DFA chief orders check on Chinese survey vessel near Reed Bank

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 11:51 AM

MANILA - Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. on Friday instructed the DFA Office of Asian and Pacific Affairs (ASPAC) to check on reports that a Chinese survey vessel is currently near Reed Bank within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone. Read more »

Philippines will never abandon Sabah, Spratlys claim: Locsin

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 08:44 AM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. stood pat on his statement about the Philippines' claim to Sabah even after the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it will summon the Philippine Ambassador in Kuala Lumpur to explain Locsin’s tweet that "Sabah is not in Malaysia." Read more »

Malaysia to summon PH envoy over Locsin's 'Sabah is not in Malaysia' tweet

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Posted at Jul 29 10:00 PM

MANILA - Malaysian Foreign Affairs Minister Hishammuddin Hussein on Wednesday called out Philippine Foreign Affairs Sec. Teodoro Locsin Jr. for saying "Sabah is not in Malaysia". Read more »

Sabah not in Malaysia? Locsin blasts US Embassy's 'Sabah, Malaysia' photo caption

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Posted at Jul 27 09:43 PM

The Philippines' top diplomat on Monday blasted a photo caption used by the US Embassy in the Philippines, which says Sabah is part of Malaysia.   Read more »

Chinese embassy claims arbitral award in favor of PH 'illegal', 'invalid'

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Updated as of Jul 14 09:40 AM

MANILA - The Chinese embassy in Manila on Monday claimed that the Permanent Court of Arbitration's ruling in favor of the Philippines in 2016 over disputed areas in the West Philippine Sea is "illegal and invalid".   Read more »

West PH Sea award is ‘non-negotiable’, DFA says on 4th anniv of legal victory

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Updated as of Jul 14 09:50 AM

The Philippines’ arbitration victory against China is “non-negotiable”, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday on the 4th anniversary of the verdict. Read more »

DFA chief says 'blood money' from OFW's killers not acceptable

Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 01:40 AM

MANILA - Foreign Affairs chief Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Friday said he will reject any offer of "blood money" or settlement from the killers of Filipina household worker Jeanelyn Villavende, who was slain in Kuwait in 2019. Read more »

Locsin: Trump ‘really wants Duterte’ to be in US for ASEAN meet

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 02:26 AM

The foreign affairs secretary on Tuesday said there was a consensus among ASEAN members to hold a special summit with the US government in its country.   Read more »

Locsin: Allowing foreigners to enter Philippines without visa is ‘wrong’

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Updated as of Jan 04 07:25 PM

"Visa free, visas upon arrival, they are wrong. Every country is entitled to control their borders and we just gave it up," the foreign affairs secretary said. Read more »

Locsin to Kuwait envoy: Give murdered OFW justice

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Posted at Jan 01 01:05 AM

Locsin expressed to Kuwait Ambassador Musaed Saleh Ahmad Althwaikh his displeasure over the death of a Filipina domestic worker in the hands of her employer’s wife.  Read more »

PH fires off another diplomatic protest over Chinese warships

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 22 11:50 AM

The Philippines has filed another diplomatic protest against China over its warships passing Philippine waters without informing the country's authorities, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Thursday.  Read more »

Esperon: Influx of Chinese tourists in PH a security risk

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Posted at Jul 31 05:38 PM

The Philippines' National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon is sounding the alarm over the influx of Chinese tourists in the country. He calls their presence in the country a 'security risk' due to questionable documentation and behavior. Read more »

Why Locsin won't stop tweeting: I can't allow stupidity to flourish

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Updated as of Jul 03 09:34 AM

Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Wednesday said he will not take a break from Twitter or shut down his Twitter account, saying he has a "patriotic duty to stop stupidity."    Read more »

OPINION: What if a shooting happens here?

Kira Christianne D. Azucena
Posted at Jun 12 03:25 AM

This is now the main question of faith-based communities in the wake of the horrifying attacks on worshippers and religious gathering places immemorially regarded by all religions as sanctuaries. They have turned into slaughter houses.  Read more »