SAN FRANCISCO—My wife and I decided early on that Tagalog was going to be our sons’ first language. It wasn’t easy. In his first days in pre-school, our first-born was miserable, intimidated by a world in which pretty much everyone spoke English. But his pediatrician said not to worry about it. Experts said not to [...]
President Aquino told Chinese President Hu Jintao of his wish that the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea be settled with a “regional” solution, Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda told reporters after the bilateral meeting between the two leaders on Wednesday.
The Philippine president urged Chinese companies on Wednesday to invest more in his country despite a territorial spat and pledged they would receive open and equal access.
Chinese President Hu Jintao formally welcomed President Aquino at the Great Hall of the People on Wednesday.
Only one overseas Filipino worker in Tripoli, so far, has signed up for the third boat trip out of the Libyan capital that is being arranged by the International Organization for Migration, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs.
President Benigno Aquino III is set to meet with China’s leader, Hu Jintao, Wednesday afternoon, Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said over 990AM.
A 2007 cable from the United States embassy in Manila quoted then Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo as saying that the Philippines had been working for several years with the Dutch government to build a case against exiled Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Ma. Sison.
Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario has recalled the country’s ambassador to Syria, reportedly over differences in the assessment of the situation in that troubled Middle East country. Ambassador Wilfredo Cuyugan, who has been quoted in media interviews as saying the situation in Syria was still “relatively safe” for Filipino migrant workers, has been recalled to [...]
President Benigno Aquino III left Tuesday night for a state visit to China with the hope that he and Chinese President Hu Jintao would be able to ease the tension between Manila and Beijing over the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). “President Hu and I will meet to resolve the controversies in the West [...]
Sin no more by not going TNT. In other words, please come home. An official of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Tuesday appealed to Filipino delegates who attended the recent World Youth Day in Madrid, Spain, and who are still in Europe to make sure they return home and not turn [...]
Ozamiz City, Philippines — A 2005 cable from the US Embassy in Manila recently released by WikiLeaks showed the rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) cooperating with government in validating identities of suspected terrorists. During that time, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) provided the MILF with a “high priority” list of 53 [...]
MANILA, Philippines—President Aquino arrived in China for his state visit on Tuesday night and has already gone to the Diaoyutay State Guesthouse for the night. Philippine Airlines special commercial flight PR001, carrying President Aquino, his Cabinet secretaries and top business leaders landed at the Beijing Capital Airport around 10 p.m.
