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

This was the message conveyed by Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. as he explains the country’s strategy on how to navigate the geopolitical tension in the South China Sea without the risk of becoming “everyone’s enemy.”

The Duterte administration’s conferment of awards on the outgoing Chinese ambassador is an insult to Filipinos who had fought and died to defend the country from foreign invaders, retired Supreme Court justice Antonio Carpio said.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) forged a partnership with a Hungarian water management systems company on Wednesday to fulfill the delivery of a water mobile compact unit worth $200,000 or P10 million to the Philippines.

The Philippines and South Korea are expected to forge cooperative agreements on education, fisheries, social security and tourism next week, according to South Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Han Dong-man.

President Duterte is now in Busan to attend Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean)-Republic of Korea (ROK) Commemorative Summit as well as to discuss issues of mutual concern in his bilateral meeting on Monday with South Korean President Moon Jae-in.

Presidents Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines and Moon Jae-In of the Republic of Korea on Monday inked five agreements on various matters during a bilateral meeting in Busan, South Korea.

President Rodrigo Duterte and South Korean President Moon Jae-in both committed to elevate the level of their countries’ relations to “strategic partnership” by 2020, as the two leaders noted the 70 years of strong bilateral relations and friendship between the two countries.