PH ready to open facilities to US if Russia-Ukraine conflict ‘spills over’ to Asia – envoy

Christia Marie Ramos 03/10/2022

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has assured that the Philippines is ready to offer the country’s facilities for use by the United States should the crisis between Russia and Ukraine “spill over” to Asia, Manila’s top…

China’s UN envoy: Beat virus before probing its origins

05/07/2020

China will not invite international experts to investigate the source of COVID-19 until the “final victory” over the virus, Beijing’s UN ambassador in Geneva said Wednesday. China’s priority is first beating the pandemic — and secondly countering…

China UN envoy says no intl virus source probe before pandemic over

05/06/2020

GENEVA, Switzerland–China will not prioritise inviting international experts in to investigate the source of COVID-19 until after the pandemic is beaten, Beijing’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva said Wednesday. “The top priority, for the time being,…

Duterte reappoints Mon Tulfo as special envoy for public diplomacy to China

/INQ.net 05/28/2019

MANILA, Philippines—President Rodrigo Duterte has extended the appointment of broadcaster and columnist Ramon “Mon” Tulfo, Jr. as his special envoy for public diplomacy to China. According to a document released by Malacañang on Tuesday, Tulfo will continue…

British Ambassador bares global pro-media campaign

Irene R. Sino Cruz 05/23/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines –British Ambassador Daniel Pruce has shared his government’s campaign to promote freedom of the press. “This campaign is not anti-government: It is not anti-business. It is not anti any single individual or political party,” …

Duterte ‘shared’ concern about PH fishermen; Scarborough incident ‘sort of barter trade’ – Chinese envoy

Inquirer.net 06/12/2018

KAWIT, Cavite – President Rodrigo Duterte has informed Chinese ambassador Zhao Jianhua about the country’s concern over the action of the Chinese coast guards taking the catch of Filipino fishermen at Scarborough Shoal. Duterte and Zhao had…

EU envoy: Red tape turns off foreign investors

Inquirer.net 06/05/2018

EUROPEAN Union (EU) Ambassador to the Philippines Franz Jessen on Tuesday said foreign investors are more concerned about “red tape” in the country rather than increasing the daily minimum wage. “If we look at the European companies,…

US envoy Kim to visit Cebu today

Benjie Talisic 07/11/2017

UNITED States Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim is scheduled to visit Cebu today until tomorrow. Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) Chief Joel Doria said in an interview yesterday morning that his office will provide police escorts…

PH, China mulling prisoners swap — envoy

Inquirer.net 05/17/2017

BEIJING — The Philippines and China are eyeing a possible agreement to swap Filipino and Chinese prisoners so that they could serve their sentence in their own respective countries, Manila’s envoy here said Wednesday. “There are some…

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