US, Canada, UK warn vs travel to Mindanao
By Tarra Quismundo and Michael Lim Ubac
Three more countries have issued travel advisories against Mindanao amid the United States’ warning of a “credible kidnap threat” in the Zamboanga Peninsula.
Three more countries have issued travel advisories against Mindanao amid the United States’ warning of a “credible kidnap threat” in the Zamboanga Peninsula.
The United Kingdom and Australia have warned their citizens against travel to parts of Mindanao citing threats of terrorist activity, crime and violence in certain provinces in the region.
The occupation almost three weeks ago of a village in Sabah, a Malaysian state on Borneo, by a large and armed following of the 74-year-old Sultan of Jolo Jamalul Kiram III, ended in a deadly confrontation when the Malaysian authorities sought to evict the group.
The United Kingdom (UK) Border Agency on Thursday announced that it would be implementing an additional requirement of pre-entry tuberculosis (TB) screening for UK visa applicants in the Philippines.
The visit of British Minister of State Hugo Swire of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is a “reiteration” of the United Kingdom policy to reinvigorate its engagement with emerging countries in Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines, which the UK considers an “emerging power,” the Department of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday.
A minister from the United Kingdom (UK) is in Manila for a two-day visit described by the country as part of its efforts to “boost its fast growing bilateral links with the Philippines.”
The government of the United Kingdom has warned its citizens against travel to Mindanao amid the onslaught of Typhoon “Pablo,” which was expected to be the strongest storm to hit the Philippines this year.
The United Kingdom (UK) has opened a new Visa Application Center (VAC) in the country, a move which it described as an initiative to strengthen business and tourism ties between the Philippines and UK.
The United Kingdom (UK) will be opening a new Visa Application Center (VAC) in the country, its embassy in Manila said in an announcement Tuesday.
The United Kingdom reaffirmed its support for the peace process in Mindanao and its commitment to pursue cooperation in the areas of security, trade and investment, the Department of Foreign Affairs and the British Embassy in Manila said over the weekend.
Pursuing higher learning across various disciplines, an increasing number of Filipinos is flying to the United Kingdom as scholars of top British schools.
Architect Abelardo Tolentino Jr. once drew up designs for clients in Moscow who had never seen a Filipino.
