Justice Secretary Leila de Lima now comes to the aid of the DFA.
De Lima has been quoted in several reports as having said that VERA Files’ March 30 story “PH offers Sabah to win Malaysia’s support for UN case vs China” is a “misinterpretation.”
Those who are interested to do advanced studies in Taiwan, here’s your chance:
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines, the de-facto embassy of Republic of China (Taiwan) in Manila announced that the yearly Taiwan fellowship is now open.
The Taiwan Fellowship, being administered by the ROC’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is open to scholars and experts from developing APEC economies, the Philippines included. Twelve slots are available.
The Fellowship would be in any of in any of the following areas: cross-strait relations, mainland China, Asia-Pacific region and Sinology. The terms of fellowship are 3 to 12 months.
The online application will be available on May 1 to June 30, 2015. Recipients will begin their research in any university or academic institution in Taiwan in January 2016.