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Biden to keep Jerusalem embassy but seek Palestinian state, nominee says

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 20 08:48 AM

WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden will not reverse Donald Trump's landmark recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital but will seek a state for the Palestinians, Antony Blinken, his nominee for secretary of state, said Tuesday. Read more »

US delivers spy drone to PH worth P710 million to boost maritime defense, security

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 02:22 PM

The US on Wednesday handed over P710 million worth of unmanned drone system to the Philippine Navy in a bid to ramp up the military’s maritime defense and border security capacity. Read more »

Al-Qaida’s No. 2, accused in US Embassy attacks, secretly killed in Iran

Adam Goldman, Eric Schmitt, Farnaz Fassihi and Ronen Bergman
Posted at Nov 14 06:12 PM

WASHINGTON — Al-Qaida’s second-highest leader, accused of being one of the masterminds of the deadly 1998 attacks on U.S. embassies in Africa, was killed in Iran three months ago, intelligence officials have confirmed. Read more »

US-PH ties to remain strong regardless of 2020 US presidential poll winner: US Chargé d'affaires

David Dizon, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 04 10:52 PM

MANILA - The relationship between the United States and the Philippines will remain strong regardless of the outcome of the 2020 US presidential elections, Embassy Chargé d'affaires John Law said Wednesday. Read more »

PH, US sign P10.5 billion bilateral deal to spur economy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 06:32 PM

The Philippines and the US signed a P10.5 billion ($213 million) bilateral deal to boost the country's economic growth through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the US Embassy said.  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 »

US launches remote learning training for PH teachers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 04:52 PM

The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines said Monday it launched an online training program to help Filipino teachers adjust to new modes of instruction. Read more »

US Embassy nagbigay ng PPE, hygiene kits sa Davao

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 01:15 AM

MAYNILA - Nagbigay ng mga personal protective equipment (PPE) at hygiene kits ang US Embassy sa Davao City.  Read more »

US, Philippines renew CHED-Fulbright scholarship program

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 25 01:32 PM

Faculty members of Philippine colleges and universities can pursue graduate studies in the US under a renewed scholarship program, the CHED said Tuesday. Read more »

PH receives more ventilators from China

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 05:18 PM

The Philippines on Thursday received additional 50 ventilators from China that would support the country's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

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

ABS-CBN News
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 »

US COVID-19 aid to PH now worth P978-M

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 21 02:18 PM

MANILA - The United States has delivered a total of P978 million (almost $19.5 million) worth of COVID-19 government assistance to the Philippines, according to a video posted by the US Embassy.    Read more »

US vows to continue help as PH keeps Tier 1 ranking in human trafficking report

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 26 03:04 PM

The United States vowed to continue working with the Philippines in the fight against human trafficking as the Philippines keeps its Tier 1 ranking in the US Department of State’s 2020 Trafficking in Persons Report.  Read more »

Pagbabasura ng VFA sa pagitan ng PH, Amerika di muna itutuloy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 07:11 PM

Nagbago ang isip ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte kaya hindi na muna itutuloy ang pagbabasura ng Visiting Forces Agreement sa pagitan ng Pilipinas at Amerika. Read more »

US Embassy Manila cancels all scheduled immigrant, non-immigrant visa interviews

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 08:45 PM

The US Embassy in the Philippines on Thursday announced it will be cancelling all scheduled immigrant and non-immigrant visa interviews until further notice. Read more »

US repatriates over 600 citizens in PH amid coronavirus pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 04:45 PM

Over 600 American citizens fled the country Saturday amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to the statement of US Embassy in Manila this Sunday. Read more »

US commits P298 million more aid to PH COVID-19 fight

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 07 10:54 AM

The funds would be used to increase stocks of medical supplies, expand hospital capacity, prevent the spread of disease in detention centers, and support resilience for vulnerable people and communities. Read more »

US visa appointments cancelled anew until May 31: US embassy

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 26 02:50 PM

The embassy said there will be no fee to change an appointment and visa application fees are valid for one year in the country where the fee was paid. Read more »

US to give PH P269 million more in aid for COVID-19 fight

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 22 02:32 PM

The United States has pledged P269 million more assistance to support the Philippines’ COVID-19 response, its embassy said Wednesday. Read more »

US embassy in Manila: All visa interviews until May 4 cancelled

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 08 03:37 AM

MANILA -- All scheduled immigrant and non-immigrant visa interviews from April 7 until May 4, 2020 are canceled due to the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon, the US Embassy in the Philippines said. Read more »