DIPLOMACY FEATS. Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Enrique Manalo, speaking at a bilateral meeting with the Brazilian Minister at the Diamond Hotel Manila on August 23, 2024. The Department of Foreign Affairs marked the start of 2025 positively, ending a leap year highlighted by diplomatic achievements that included adeptly managing complex changes in regional geopolitics while continuing to promote national interests.
MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs celebrated the start of 2025 positively, concluding a leap year highlighted by diplomatic successes that included adeptly managing complex changes in regional geopolitics while continuing to promote national interests.
In July, after intense negotiations, the Philippines reached a “provisional arrangement” concerning the rotation and resupply missions at