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The article reports that officials of the Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) have demanded the resignation of Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alan Peter Cayetano and his appointees. It reports that the resignation is called for the gross incompetence that has brought diplomatic standoff with Kuwait. The career officers in a letter stated that Cayetano reaction towards the distressed housemaids of the country was miscalculated with no vision on foreign policy, hence should be resigned.

The article reports on a statement from Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying, delivered on May 26, 2015, that China will not bully small countries such as the Philippines but that such countries should not provoke China regarding the disputed Spratly Islands.

The article discusses that how despite an international legal victory against China in the South China Sea dispute, the Philippines has strained ties with U.S. the European Union and the United Nations. It is mentioned that the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled in the favor of the Philippines in this dispute instead of China giving victory to the Duterte Administration. It is stated that despite this win U.S., EU have opposed Duterte Administration for its violent handling of war on drugs.

The article reports on the statement of Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. regarding the country's foreign policy and to work with the international community on human rights issues as of 2016. Topics include the concern of the United Nations on the extrajudicial killings in the course of the government's antidrug campaigns, the commitment of the government to adhere to due process and rule of law and the decision of the government to have an independent foreign policy.

The article reports on the commitment of the Philippines and the U.S. on close coordination on security and defense initiatives as part of the implementation of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). It mentions topics including Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario and Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, the territorial conflict with China over the South China Sea.

The article reports on the plan by the Philippine government to join the U.S. in calling for a stop to China's reclamation activities in the West Philippine Sea during a gathering of foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in August 2015. Topics discussed include the aggressive and provocative moves by China as it make massive reclamation in the disputed areas, and comments on the issue by Singapore's foreign minister K. Shanmugam.