Philippine tourism department backs unified ASEAN visa system
Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco said the proposed ASEAN visa, similar to the Schengen visa in Europe and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) visa in the Middle East,…
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Philippines’ primary investigation agency files cases vs vloggers outside country for disinformation
The vloggers are based in Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, (allegedly) United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada.
Philippines revives Sabah claim in note to United Nations
“As regards the statement of Malaysia concerning the title of the Republic of the Philippines’ claim to a portion of North Borneo, the Philippines recalls the agreement of the…
Philippines adopts UN border security platform vs criminals, terrorists
In a ceremonial launch at the Department of Justice on Thursday, the Bureau of Immigration and United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (Unoct) unveiled the goTravel platform, a…
Chinese national who killed cat in Manila to be deported for overstaying
Immigration records showed that the 32-year-old Jiang Shan arrived in the Philippines as a tourist in May 2023 but failed to extend his visa after it expired in September that…
Manila to Beijing: Philippines is a ‘sovereign state’
In a statement on March 10, the Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs said, “China should recognize that the Philippines is an independent and sovereign state whose actions…
US security assistance to the Philippines exempted from aid freeze
A Reuters report earlier said that the Trump administration had released $5.3 billion in previously frozen foreign aid, including $870 million for programs in Taiwan, $336 million…
Duterte allies ask SC: Stop VP Sara impeachment trial
They cited, among other issues, the “malicious” inaction of the House of Representatives on the first three impeachment complaints filed in December. The deliberate delay, the…
China denies hacking phone of Philippine envoy to US
Asked for a comment, Ambassador Jose Manuel Romualdez told the Inquirer that his statement during a forum at the American University School of International Service in Washington…
Philippines starts temporary hosting of 300 Afghans
Under an agreement between Washington and Manila signed in 2024, not a single peso is expected to be spent by the Filipino people as the US will provide all necessary services for…