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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines expressed its "serious concern" over the "increasing tensions" between Israel and Iran after the latter’s recent attacks, the Department of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Monday.
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — More than three-fourths of the 89,594 registered voters in 63 Bangsamoro barangays in Cotabato province in Region 12 voted in favor of proposals to create eight municipalities covering their domains during a plebiscite on Saturday.
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Sunday said that collaborative actions with the United States and Japan will lay the foundations for a "brighter and more prosperous future" for the Indo-Pacific region.
MANILA, Philippines — The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) advocates for peace in this year's celebration of National Literature Month (NLM).
“Our alliances are America’s greatest asset,” President Joe Biden said in a joint press conference with Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House on Wednesday, a day before hosting a historic first trilateral summit between the U.S., Japan, and the Philippines on Thursday. Indeed, the U.S. has ramped up its partnership-building, particularly in the Indo-Pacific, as it seems to seek to establish a countervailing force to China’s growing influence and assertiveness in the region.
Even though it does not affect the Philippines directly, the conflict in Palestine and Israel has worldwide consequences. The violence caused by this conflict has begun to escalate way beyond the borders of Gaza and Israel. For example, the Houthi rebels in southern Yemen have begun to send missiles to all ships passing through the Red Sea. This has forced shipping between Asia and Europe to avoid the Red Sea and Suez Canal and take the longer route passing around the tip of Africa.
PHILIPPINE Ambassador to South Korea Theresa Dizon-de Vega reaffirmed the Philippines' commitment to peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula during a United Nations Command (UNC) meeting at Seoul's Ministry of Defense Convention Center on April 5.
A U.S. carrier strike group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt has held a two-day joint exercise with its allies Japan and South Korea as U.S. President Joe Biden met for talks with leaders from Japan and the Philippines at the White House. The military and diplomatic maneuvers are meant to strengthen the partners' solidarity in the face of what they see as China's aggressive military actions in the region.