JULY 2019 | International Law Alerts | Foreign Policy / Bilateral Relations

The Philippines has thanked Vietnam for having rescued 22 Filipino fishermen abandoned by a Chinese ship after the latter hit and sank their fishing boat near Recto Bank last month.

Former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales said Friday Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. should not be taken seriously “in some instances,” citing previous occasions when the Philippines’ top diplomat took back some of his controversial remarks.

Sen. Imee Marcos said the Philippines should sever ties with Iceland for spearheading a UN resolution compelling an international review of killings under the Duterte administration’s lethal drug war.

France Ambassador to Manila Nicolas Galey on Sunday stressed that the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution seeking a comprehensive review into Manila’s human rights situation is “not the alpha and omega” of relations between the Philippines and the states that supported it.

The Philippines will remain in the United Nations Human Rights Council even after the Council voted to adopt a resolution seeking to review the the Philippine government’s drug war, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Tuesday.

Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Wednesday recommended the removal of visa upon arrival privilege for foreigners.

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koji Haneda on Tuesday exchanged notes on key projects on the Philippines and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Saturday said a Filipino was among the 24 crewmen of a British-flagged, Swedish-owned oil tanker that was seized at the Strait of Hormuz by Iranian authorities on Friday evening

The Philippines is carefully studying if it will avail itself of more loans from the Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) given the lender’s relatively higher rates.

Rights defenders have expressed dismay over the behavior of Philippine officials, including government supporters, during the 41st session of the (UNHRC) in Geneva, Switzerland

THE Philippines-Indonesia Economic and Investment Summit saw the signing of five agreements in the tourism, agriculture and e-commerce industries, Philippine officials at the Jakarta embassy said.

Taiwan has extended its visa-free entry for Filipinos for another year from August 1, 2019, through July 31, 2020.