PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III has once more called on China to respect the Philippines’ territorial integrity, pursuant to international laws, and withdraw its ships from Scarborough shoal, the site of the tense maritime standoff between the two countries in April. Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario was asked whether Aquino explicitly asked China to pull [...]

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III is carefully observing the developments in the conflict-stricken Gaza City, a Malacañang official said Monday. Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said Aquino has been constantly apprised of the situation of Filipinos in Gaza as violence continues to escalate in the Palestinian city. Read more

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III is scheduled to attend the 21st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit in Cambodia on November 18 to 20. In a press briefing in Malacanang Wednesday, Foreign Affairs spokesman Raul Hernandez said the President is set to depart for Phnom Penh on Saturday.Read more

MANILA – President Benigno Aquino III will engage in “informal diplomacy” by attending the royal banquet to be hosted by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei on Sunday for his newlywed daughter, Malacanang said. “President Aquino will be attending the wedding of the daughter of the Sultan of Brunei. Given that it is important to continue [...]