Search Result for “persona non grata”
Petition seeks PH ban for Aussie senator who disrespected PBBM
March 4, 2024, 6:16 pm
MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) must declare Australian senator Janet Rice as persona non grata (unwelcome) for disrespecting President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. during his address before the Australian Parliament last week. Senator Robinhood Padilla filed Senate Resolution 944… Read More
Settle reentry permits before departure, BI urges foreign residents
February 6, 2024, 4:26 pm
MANILA – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Tuesday advised foreign residents leaving the Philippines to settle their reentry fees before departure. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco, in a statement, said reentry permits can be obtained either at the airport or at any BI office… Read More
Solons: Respect PBBM decision wanting to retain Chinese envoy
December 19, 2023, 5:47 pm
MANILA – Senator Joseph Victor Ejercito said the decision of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. not to ask China to recall Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian should be respected. "We just have to respect the decision of the President. He is our leader. So, we have to respect his… Read More
Pagsanghan town declared as first rebel-free area in Samar
December 18, 2023, 3:58 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The town of Pagsanghan in Samar is the first area on the island declared free from threats by the New People’s Army (NPA) with no sightings of armed rebels in the past seven years. The Philippine Army and the local government unit of Pagsanghan jointly declared on Monday that… Read More
Public outcry vs. UN rapporteur’s call to abolish NTF-ELCAC mounts
November 16, 2023, 9:42 pm
MANILA – Enrique Manalastas, father of Jhed Tamano, took to social media to express his dismay over the scathing remark of a United Nations (UN) rapporteur for recommending the abolition of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). “Just because you represent… Read More
2 NPA rebels killed, weapons seized in north Negros clash
October 18, 2023, 7:43 pm
BACOLOD CITY – An encounter in the hinterlands of E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental claimed the lives of two Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) rebels and led to the recovery of various weapons on Tuesday afternoon. In a report on Wednesday, the Philippine Army's 3rd… Read More
CDA head in W. Visayas declared persona non grata in Iloilo City
September 29, 2023, 7:43 pm
ILOILO CITY – The top official of the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) in Western Visayas is “undesirable and unwelcome” in Iloilo City, with the local government declaring Regional Director Nora P. Patron as persona non grata on Thursday. In an interview on Friday, Mayor Jerry P.… Read More
Pura Luka Vega also unwelcome in Oriental Mindoro
August 30, 2023, 5:09 pm
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Drag queen Pura Luka Vega is no longer welcome in this province. Provincial board member Roland Ruga on Wednesday told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) in an email that the body has voted to declare Vega, whose real name is Amadeus Fernando Pagente, persona non… Read More
Palawan declares Pura Luka Vega persona non grata
August 29, 2023, 8:12 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan – This province was the latest jurisdiction in the country to declare Filipino “drag queen” Pura Luka Vega persona non grata. Vega’s claim to infamy came as a result of a stage performance in which he rapped the "Ama Namin" (Our Father) prayer and impersonated the… Read More
Imee bats for diplomacy as AFP plans new RoRe mission
August 22, 2023, 3:46 pm
MANILA – Senator Imee Marcos on Tuesday called for a peaceful resolution to the conflict surrounding the Ayungin Shoal in Palawan amid the planned rotation and resupply (RoRe) mission of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). "The first line of defense is diplomacy. Let us settle our… Read More
UN: Desecration of holy books, places of worship is unacceptable
July 21, 2023, 2:19 pm
TORONTO – Disrespect for holy books and places of worship is "unacceptable," UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said Thursday, in response to the desecration of the Quran in Sweden. "What we need is mutual respect. I think we've been very clear that the desecration of holy books, the desecration… Read More
Bacolod City vice mayor no longer 'persona non grata' in Iloilo
July 14, 2023, 5:35 pm
ILOILO CITY – Bacolod City Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran is welcome anew in Iloilo City after Mayor Jerry Treñas issued Executive Order (EO) No. 88 revoking the persona non grata declaration on Thursday. “Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Benitez and Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran both apologized for… Read More
AFP touts 'strategic victory' vs. CPP-NPA
July 10, 2023, 3:18 pm
MANILA – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday said that "strategic victory" has been achieved over the New People's Army (NPA) as the insurgents only have 1,800 members as of this time, compared to the 24,000 during its peak in the 1980s. During the National Task Force to End… Read More
Cambodia declares 22 Meta’s execs ‘persona non grata’
July 5, 2023, 2:17 pm
ISTANBUL – Cambodia has declared 22 members of Meta’s oversight board “persona non grata,” the country’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. This came after the board recommended suspending Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Facebook account over alleged content violations. Calling the… Read More
Bacolod mayor seeks lifting of ‘persona non grata’ vs. vice mayor
July 3, 2023, 7:59 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez on Monday said he is asking Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas to withdraw the declaration of persona non grata against Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran over the issue involving the presence of Badjaos. Treñas made the move on June 22 after criticizing the… Read More
P5.5M cash aid released to over 100 ex-rebels in Visayas
July 1, 2023, 10:14 am
CEBU CITY – The national government through the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP) has released a total of PHP5.5 million in cash assistance to over 100 former communist rebels in Visayas during the first two quarters of the year, an Army official said on Friday. Lt. Gen.… Read More
Bacolod City to send more Badjaos back to Mindanao
June 29, 2023, 7:56 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The city government here is coordinating with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to send back 54 more Badjaos to Mindanao by next week. City Administrator Pacifico Maghari III said on Thursday the group comprises the second batch of sea gypsies who will return… Read More
Jet skiers face sanctions for entering El Nido protected area
June 28, 2023, 5:30 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan – Environment officials here have recommended legal action against a group of jet skiers who repeatedly entered illegally the El Nido Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area (ENTMRPA) from June 6 to 9 this year. The recommendation was made by ENTMRPA Protected Area… Read More
9K Visayas LGUs declare CPP-NPA 'persona non grata'
June 26, 2023, 9:37 pm
CEBU CITY – The Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) sustained community engagement in the Visayas has gained grounds, with close to 9,000 local government units declaring the Communist Party of the Philippines- New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) “persona non grata," an Army official said on… Read More
Iloilo City continues roundup of 80 Badjaos
June 26, 2023, 3:18 pm
ILOILO CITY – The city government here will continue to gather the remaining Badjaos, part of the group of 80 Indigenous Peoples who arrived at the Dumangas Port in Iloilo province last week, for them to be returned to Bacolod City and eventually to Zamboanga, their place of origin. “We will… Read More
