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State visit to mark 70th anniversary of Philippines–India diplomatic relations [24] [25] Singapore: Halimah Yacob: President: September 8–12, 2019: State visit to mark 50th anniversary of Philippines–Singapore diplomatic relations; visited Davao City [26] [27] [28] Malaysia: Mahathir Mohamad: Prime Minister: March 6–7, 2019: Official ...
This is Prime Minister Anwar's first official visit to the Republic of the Philippines. [6] As soon as he arrived in Manila, he visited President Bongbong Marcos and agreed to intensify the investment exchange between the two countries with the focus on halal industries, food security, agriculture and digital economy. The issue of Myanmar was ...
Pope Francis made a pastoral and state visit to the Philippines from January 15 to 19, 2015. He was the third pontiff to visit the Philippines after Paul VI in 1970 and John Paul II in 1981 and 1995, officially the first papal visit in the 21st century and 3rd millennium after the title was originally scheduled for World Meeting of Families twelve years earlier in 2003 but postponed due to ...
MANILA (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr in Manila on Monday and thanked him for his support and "clear position" on Russia's ...
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he would travel to the Philippines in September to discuss defence and security cooperation, the first Australian leader to visit in 20 years.
Official, guest of government visit. President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos met with Governor-General David Hurley and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. [85] The President addressed a joint session of the Parliament of Australia, becoming the first Philippine president and the 17th different head of state or government to do so.
First Filipino full-length animation film: Adarna – 1997 [142] First Filipino short film to win Best Short Film Award in Cannes Film Festival : Anino by Raymond Red – May 25, 2000 [ 143 ] First Filipino film director to win Best Director Award in Cannes Film Festival : Brillante Mendoza – May 23, 2009 [ 144 ]
The Philippines, [f] officially the Republic of the Philippines, [g] is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. In the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of 7,641 islands, with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.