Berlin, 22 July 2016, 23:42h Shortly after 6 pm today, shots were heard at a shopping mall in the Olympic Stadium…resulting to 9 dead and about 20 hurt. The official identification of these casualties has not yet been released by the police and we are monitoring this. The police has also reported that as of this time, it cannot be officially said that the event was a terroristic act. However, all police and authorities are on alert stand-by and are investigating the event. The Government has ... Read more

The Permanent Court of Arbitration has announced on 29 June 2016 that the Tribunal will issue its final Award on the arbitration between the Republic of the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China on Tuesday, 12 July 2016. The Department of Foreign Affairs wishes to state the following: The arbitration proceedings commenced on 22 January 2013 when the Philippines filed a Notification and Statement of Claim “with respect to the dispute with China over the maritime jurisdiction of ... Read more