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DFA eyes action vs 2025 cyanide use in Ayungin
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is preparing possible diplomatic action over the reported use of cyanide in waters near Ayungin Shoal, pending the...
Romanian envoy hails PH, calls Manila ‘best posting’
By Monsi A. Serrano Romania’s Ambassador to the Philippines described her Manila posting as the most fulfilling of her 34-year diplomatic career, calling the country...
20 envoys in THEPHILBIZNEWS, Hotel Okura’s Embassy Night Year 5
A record 20 ambassadors gathered in Manila this week for THEPHILBIZNEWS Embassy Night – Year 5, marking the strongest diplomatic attendance in the annual...
PH envoy meets Zelenskyy, holds Poland labor talks
Ambassador to Ukraine Alan L. Deniega formally presented his Letters of Credence to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on April 7, marking a key step...
PH to work closely with Holy See on global migration
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said the Philippine government will work closely with the Holy See to implement the Global Compact for...
PH, Denmark mark 80 years, deepen defense, sustainability ties
SUBIC BAY, Philippines — The Philippines and Denmark kicked off the celebration of 80 years of diplomatic relations with a strong push toward maritime...
LEAKIPEDIA | Which diplomat mistook feedback for an insult?
A newly assigned diplomat — let us call him BTS, for “Boy Too Sensitive”—has wasted no time making an impression in Manila, though perhaps...
LEAKIPEDIA | When billions won’t buy a visa
Money can open doors, but not all of them. In one case making quiet rounds in diplomatic circles, a nepo child of a billionaire family...
‘Well-integrated’ Filipinos power Norway’s ships and hospitals
Filipinos in Norway have emerged as one of the most well-integrated migrant communities in Europe, making significant contributions to the Nordic country’s maritime and...
PH secures ‘safe, unhindered,’ toll-free Hormuz passage, says DFA
Iran has assured the Philippines of the “safe, unhindered, and expeditious” passage of Philippine-flagged vessels, energy shipments, and Filipino seafarers through the Strait of...