Philippines eyes to mix Sinovac with other Covid-19 vaccines brands
08:17 | 25/05/2021
The Philippines is said to launch a study on "mixing" Covid-19 vaccines by June.
Philippine Foreign Secretary: China's Coast Guard law is 'valid' only within its borders
09:30 | 24/05/2021
Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on May 23 maintained that the China Coast Guard law “does not exist” in as far as the Philippines’ territorial waters are concerned and is only effective within the Chinese borders.
Philippines becomes Vietnam's largest rice importer
14:16 | 13/05/2021
Vietnam raked in $1.01 billion from exporting 1.9 million tonnes of rice during the opening four months of the year, with the Philippines becoming the country’s largest consumer, according to the Agro Processing and Market Development Authority.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque: Philippines never in possession of Julian Felipe Reef
14:58 | 12/05/2021
Philippines’ Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Tuesday said the Philippines was "never in possession" of Julian Felipe Reef.
China calls for 'basic etiquette' after Philippine outburst
07:58 | 05/05/2021
China urged the Philippines on May 4 to observe "basic etiquette" and eschew megaphone diplomacy after the southeast Asian nation's foreign minister used an expletive-laced Twitter message to demand that China's vessels leave disputed waters.
Philippines govt: "All options are open on South China Sea"
16:21 | 09/04/2021
On Thursday, Philippines said it would keep "all our options open" as a response to Beijing grows over hundreds of Chinese vessels in the contested South China Sea.
Philippine defence chief: China intends to occupy more areas in South China Sea
08:35 | 05/04/2021
Defence Secretary of the Philippines Delfin Lorenzana on April 4 accused China of planning to occupy more "features" in the South China Sea (called Bien Dong Sea in Vietnam), in an escalating war of words over Chinese vessels in the waters.
Philippines sends more patrol ships amid rift with China
13:50 | 26/03/2021
More navy ships have been ordered to be deployed for sovereignty patrols in the South China Sea, where a Chinese flotilla has swarmed around a contested reef and refused to leave despite Manila's demands.
First storm of 2021 is forecast to enter East Sea in a few days
09:46 | 20/02/2021
Typhoon Dujuan on February 22-23 is expected to enter the East Sea to become the first storm of 2021.
Typhoon Vamco in Philippines causes 42 people dead, 400,000 evacuated
10:20 | 14/11/2020
The strong typhoon Vamco in Philippines has left at least 42 people dead, 20 missing and 400,000 evacuated.
Drilling for oil in disputed sea may resume this year, Philippines officials confirmed
16:34 | 05/11/2020
The Philippines said oil exploration in the disputed Bien Dong Sea can proceed without China, in what could be a further sign of the Southeast Asian nation’s tougher stance against Beijing.
Philippine military chief: Situation in the South China Sea still “uncertain”
11:28 | 15/10/2020
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief General Gilbert Gapay said that situation in the South China Sea “becoming more tense”, "remains volatile and uncertain", according to Rappler.
Philippines rejects China’s claims, upholding Western powers’ role in South China Sea (Bien Dong Sea)
08:29 | 23/09/2020
This is the first time, a Philippine high-level diplomat revealed the different views between China and ASEAN regarding the negotiation of the code of conduct in the South China Sea or Bien Dong Sea.
Bien Dong Sea: Philippines protests against China's illegaly fishing seizures.
11:34 | 22/08/2020
Manila filed a diplomatic protest after Chinese forces confiscated fishing equipment illegally in a disputed shoal in their latest territorial spat in Bien Dong Sea (called South China Sea internationally).
PM: Vietnam ready to be a long-term supplier of rice to the Philippines
06:00 | 27/05/2020
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held phone talks with President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte on May 26 to discuss bilateral and regional cooperation amid COVID-19 pandemic.
Vietnam presents US$ 420,000 medical supplies to eight more countries
05:21 | 19/05/2020
The Vietnamese Government on May 18 has donated medical supplies worth a total of US$ 420,000 to eight countries in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and South Pacific.
Nearly 200 Vietnamese brought home as Philippines' coronavirus cases approaching 12,000
07:55 | 15/05/2020
A Bamboo Airways’ flight carrying nearly 200 Vietnamese citizens from the Philippines landed in Can Tho International Airport on May 14, as the number of cases of the novel coronavirus recorded in the country is nearing 12,000.
Philippines issues statement on China's sinking of Vietnamese fishing ship in East Sea
07:54 | 09/04/2020
The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on April 8 issued a statement expressing its deep concern over a China coast guard ship’s hitting and sinking of a Vietnamese fishing vessel in the East Sea.
First country in the world to shut financial markets as coronavirus spreads
15:14 | 17/03/2020
The Philippines became the first country in the world to shut financial markets in response to the widening coronavirus epidemic.
Manila to be placed on lockdown, Philippine diplomat at UN tested positive for coronavirus
13:24 | 13/03/2020
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced plans on Thursday (Mar 12) for a sweeping lockdown of the capital's 12 million people, while a female diplomat from the Philippines mission to the United Nations tested positive for coronavirus.
