Ige Ramos

By Ige RamosPhotos from the Irish Embassy Manila  Since presenting her credentials to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. in September 2024, Ambassador Emma Hickey has...

By Ige Ramos For this week’s column, we introduce a seasoned envoy who understands that the “layout” of a table is as vital as the...

By Ige Ramos The dining table has long been the silent witness to history, but on the evening of January 29, 2026, at the Gateway...

By IGE RAMOS On Sunday, February 8, 2026, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, the world witnessed a seismic shift in the tectonic plates of...

By Ige Ramos If diplomacy is the art of allowing someone else to have their way, then Secretary Ma. Theresa "Tess" Lazaro spent four decades...

By Ige Ramos We often mistake cultural diplomacy for a clean, linear exchange — a handshake between nations, a treaty signed with a Montblanc pen,...