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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

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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

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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 »

Locsin rejects PH Coast Guard plan to have own attaché in Beijing

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 26 12:15 AM

In a tweet, the chief diplomat said assigning one would mean conceding exclusive sovereignty over Philippine coastal waters. Read more »

'Dami na namang disappointed': Sotto twits Duterte critics after proof of life photo

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 07:38 PM

Senate President 'Tito' Sotto III on Monday ribbed administration critics after a photo of President Duterte in Davao City was uploaded on social media shortly after rumors circulated that the chief executive went abroad for medical treatment. 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 »

Villanueva urges BIR: Collect unpaid POGO taxes, probe illegal tax collector

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 03 06:20 PM

Sen. Joel Villanueva on Friday urged the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to investigate an unnamed official who has been illegally collecting "under the table" taxes from Chinese-run online gambling firms in the Philippines. Read more »

Locsin asks Sotto to decriminalize libel; Sotto says lying found in the 10 Commandments

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 18 04:29 PM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Thursday asked Senate President Vicente Sotto III to decriminalize libel. Read more »

PH earns 'tremendous amount of goodwill' for helping foreigners during COVID-19 crisis: Locsin

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 10:21 PM

MANILA - The Philippines has "garnered a tremendous amount of goodwill" from the international community after the government helped bring home foreigners and tourists who were stranded in the country after a lockdown was put in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. said Wednesday. Read more »

Foreign Affairs chief Locsin tweet taken down due to violation

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Updated as of Mar 09 02:50 PM

A Twitter post by Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. can no longer be viewed Monday due to violation of the micro-blogging site's rules.  Read more »

'No contradiction' among officials, Panelo insists amid differing statements on VFA

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Posted at Feb 09 10:32 PM

This was after Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Saturday branded as 'fake news' Panelo's earlier statement that President Rodrigo Duterte had ordered notifying the US on the country's intent to terminate the VFA. 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: ‘Best Kuwaiti lawyers’ to handle Jeanelyn Villavende’s case

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Updated as of Jan 04 09:37 PM

An investigation is underway in connection with the death of Jeanelyn Villavende, whose employer is a suspect. Read more »