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Duterte's first foreign secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr dies
The late Perfecto Yasay Jr served as foreign secretary for less than a year, until he was removed from office due to a citizenship controversy
Ex-DFA chief Yasay fails to get CA remedy in bank fraud arrest
The Court of Appeals says Yasay's petition is premature
Yasay refutes Locsin, says passport data not stolen
It 'is completely false and malicious' to say that former contractor Oberthur 'ran away with the data,' asserts former foreign secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr
Locsin blames 'Yellows' for passport data loss
(UPDATED) 'l will autopsy the Yellows who did the passport deal alive,' says Foreign Secretary Teodoro 'Teddyboy' Locsin Jr
A year after CA rejection, Yasay says PH passport issue 'resolved'
Former foreign secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr says his life is 'much, much better' a year after the Commission on Appointments rejected him
2017: A year of rejection for Duterte's appointees
As 2017 ends, Rappler takes a look at the sacked and rejected members of the Duterte administration
Citizenship, identity and global Filipinos
In a world where Filipinos are everywhere where our diaspora has no boundaries it is time to take a liberal approach to Filipino citizenship
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Cayetano is new foreign secretary – Duterte
UPDATED Senator Alan Peter Cayetano President Rodrigo Duterte s running mate in the 2016 elections is appointed the Philippines top diplomat
#AnimatED: Reality check not just for Gina Lopez
Nearly a year after it assumed power can this presidency really afford to appoint people on the basis of competence and not loyalty or personal ties to the leader?
Del Rosario, Yasay air opposing views on ASEAN statement
Albert del Rosario says the Philippines is off to a perilous road while Perfecto Yasay Jr says ASEAN under the Philippines chairmanship did the right thing
'Nothing personal' in CA grilling Cabinet appointees – Sato
Occidental Mindoro Representative Josephine Ramirez Sato says CA members spend a lot of time researching the background of the Cabinet appointees and the needs of the departments
Del Rosario pushes for Manalo as permanent DFA chief
UPDATED Enrique Manalo has the training experience and appropriate perspective to be a very good SFA ex DFA chief Jose Rene Almendras adds
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#AnimatED: The Commission on Appointments and Yasay's lies
The Commission on Appointments has the power to confirm bypass or reject the appointment of top public officials and senior military officers But here are 5 reasons this power is flawed
Enrique Manalo: Son of envoys, now father of DFA
Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo who grew up in a household of ambassadors now leads the department that his parents served
New Foreign Secretary Manalo vows 'very professional' DFA
I want to assure everyone that we have hit the ground running Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo says on Rappler Talk
Rappler Talk: Meet PH's new top diplomat, Enrique Manalo
In his first one on one interview as DFA chief acting Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo talks about geopolitics and what s it like to be reared at home by diplomats
Lawmakers told Duterte: Yasay 'cannot be saved anymore'
When the President s Congress allies meet him in Malacañang on the eve of Perfecto Yasay Jr s confirmation hearing they prepare him for the inevitable
New Foreign Secretary Manalo: DFA will continue to serve
Yesterday is history acting Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo says a day after the Commission on Appointments rejected his predecessor Perfecto Yasay Jr
Ex-DFA chief Yasay writes farewell: 'I did not lie'
When politicians accuse you of not telling the truth be of good cheer for they are lying lawyer Perfecto Yasay Jr quotes a friend as saying
Enrique Manalo is acting foreign secretary
UPDATED The foreign affairs undersecretary for policy will head the Department of Foreign Affairs until President Rodrigo Duterte appoints a new secretary says Malacañang
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Is Yasay the first appointee to be rejected by the CA?
Rejection of a presidential appointee by the Commission on Appointments is rare in Philippine history
Yasay rejection shows CA not Duterte 'rubber stamp'
Senator Panfilo Lacson says Perfecto Yasay Jr s closeness to President Rodrigo Duterte did not deter the commission from acting independently
Duterte to name acting foreign secretary on March 9
The Office of the Executive Secretary will submit the name of the official to the Department of Foreign Affairs by 8 am on Thursday March 9
FACT CHECK: Did Rappler say Yasay got U.S. passport in 2006?
Rappler never reported that Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr was issued a passport in 2006 as Yasay claimed
CA rejects Yasay appointment as foreign secretary
3rd UPDATE President Rodrigo Duterte can no longer reappoint Perfecto Yasay Jr as foreign secretary after the CA rejected him over citizenship issues
U.S. citizen before? Yasay refuses to say yes or no
I cannot understand why the Honorable Secretary cannot answer that simple question with a yes or no says Representative Josephine Ramirez Sato
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LIVE: Yasay faces CA over US citizenship, other issues
Will Yasay be confirmed or not? Watch live on Rappler
Why Yasay can't nullify U.S. citizenship on his own
Immigration lawyers sought by Rappler say one cannot unilaterally declare through an affidavit that one s US citizenship is nullified as Perfecto Yasay Jr did
Did Yasay run for Philippine VP as an American?
Perfecto Yasay Jr relied on implicit evidence that he was not a US citizen when he chaired SEC and ran for senator as well as vice president
After flip-flop on U.S. passport, Yasay says he 'never lied' before CA
Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr admits having a naturalization certificate but insists he was never a US citizen
Palace defends Yasay: He has been 'open, transparent'
Malacañang stands by what it calls Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr s logical and credible assertion that he was never a US citizen
CA members to reject Yasay appointment
UPDATED Buo ang paniniwala ng members of the Commission on Appointments na talagang nagkaroon siya ng US citizenship says Senator Panfilo Lacson CA foreign affairs committee chair
Yasay lied under oath, now admits owning U.S. passport
Is the Philippines foreign secretary an American citizen? Perfecto Yasay Jr backtracks on his earlier statements – one of these under oath – that he never owned a US passport
Why Yasay believes Duterte shouldn't sack him this year
Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr claims he does not know that President Rodrigo Duterte wants to replace him despite Duterte s pronouncements
Refuting Yasay: No oath of allegiance for green card holders or NY Bar passers
To be clear taking an oath of allegiance to the United States is not a requirement to obtain LPR green card status But it is a requirement to become a naturalized citizen of the US
Criminal charges filed by Central Bank still haunt Yasay
The Commission on Appointments CA is set to grill Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr over 4 criminal charges pending before the Department of Justice DOJ
TIMELINE: When Foreign Secretary Yasay was a foreigner
From becoming a foreigner after Ferdinand Marcos is toppled Perfecto Yasay Jr is appointed foreign secretary under President Rodrigo Duterte
Yasay vows to 'destroy criminals' in UN speech
We will not hesitate to destroy criminals who seek the wholesale destruction of our society says Philippine Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr
On U.S. citizenship: Did Yasay commit perjury?
I am so sad that he could lie under oath before the members of the Commission on Appointments Representative Josephine Ramirez Sato tells Rappler
Yasay flip-flops on ownership of West PH Sea islands
He backpedals on his earlier statement that the Philippines merely exercises legal possession and not ownership of disputed features in the West Philippine Sea
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Duterte corrects 'misunderstanding' between Yasay, China
After China blasts Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr for his remarks on the West Philippine Sea President Rodrigo Duterte assures China he will honor his promises to the regional giant
China blasts Yasay for 'baffling, regrettable' words
China urges Philippine Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr to exercise prudence after he aired ASEAN s grave concern over Beijing s sea militarization
China vowed not to build on Scarborough Shoal – Yasay
The Philippines is happy and assured that China will not construct on the disputed Panatag Shoal Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea
CA member 'very troubled' by Yasay statements on South China Sea row
We never categorically stated that we own the disputed islands Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr tells the Commission on Appointments
