AMBASSADOR SUNG KIM: How do we ensure that our friendship, partnership, and alliance, forged over the past century, evolve to meet our needs a century from now? Last week, the US Embassy brought together top US, Filipino, and regional experts to ask this very question. The United States and the Philippines are Indo-Pacific countries. This… Full Story »
US-Philippine relations
US pledges 300 million pesos to boost Philippine intelligence services
The US has pledged more than 300 million pesos to boost the intelligence services of the Philippines amid the fight against terrorism. In a statement today (Monday, February 11), presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said the government welcomed the US’s commitment, stressing it would help tackle terror groups. “We welcome the United States’ commitment in fighting… Full Story »
US ambassador to the Philippines talks military ties and trade treaties
The US ambassador to the Philippines has expressed willingness to review the 67-year-old Mutual Defense Treaty between Washington and Manila. “If there are any adjustments that would be useful, certainly we would welcome an opportunity to make adjustments,” Ambassador Sung Kim told reporters at the US-Philippines Think Tank Conference in Makati City today (Thursday, February… Full Story »
Philippines mulls protest against one-year ban on temporary US work visas
The US Department of Homeland Security has imposed a one-year ban on Filipino workers seeking jobs under H-2A and H-2B visas. The Malacañang has today (Tuesday, January 22) ordered the Department Foreign Affairs and Philippine Ambassador to the US to check if there is grounds to appeal. In a notice issued on Friday, the Department of… Full Story »
Survey finds Filipinos retain trust in Uncle Sam, while rejecting China
The US retains the trust of most ordinary Filipinos, while China and Russia are regarded with distrust, a Pulse Asia survey has found. The survey, conducted from December 14 to 21, showed that 84 per cent of Filipinos said they trusted Uncle Sam. This is despite President Duterte’s friendly relations with China — which is… Full Story »
