Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo will meet with his Canadian counterpart in Manila on May 19 for talks on trade and investment, the West Philippine Sea and other areas of cooperation. Canada's top diplomat, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, will come to the Philippines as...
Close to 600 Filipinos have been repatriated from war-torn Sudan, and no more nationals are trapped in Cairo, a foreign affairs official said. Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo De Vega said a total of 599 Filipinos from Sudan have been sent back to the Philippines while 71 more Filipinos are in...
DFA Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega (Screenshot from Facebook live) There is no quick resolution to the issue on the Kuwaiti government’s suspension on the issuance of Filipinos workers' entry visas. This can be gleaned from the remarks of Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Eduardo...
The Philippines has no intention to close down its shelter for runaway and abused Filipino workers in Kuwait despite the pressure the foreign country is giving the Philippines over its deployment ban. Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo De Vega said while Kuwait is concerned over the shelter...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has appointed Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Carlos Soretta as the Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations (UN) in Geneva, Switzerland, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said. Permanent Representative of the...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo is expected to follow up on the agreements forged by the Philippines and Japan during President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. visit there early this year. Photo courtesy of DFA Manalo is currently in Japan to participate in the Munich Leaders Meeting (MLM)...
The Philippines will soon send a delegation to Kuwait to tackle labor and migrant workers issues, including the recent suspension of new work visas for Filipinos by the Kuwaiti government, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Saturday, May 13. *(Photo from the Presidential Communications...
Kuwait's suspension of issuance of new entry visas for Filipinos was allegedly a move to "pressure" the Philippines to lift its deployment ban of Filipino workers to that country, a foreign affairs official said. Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo De Vega said the suspension made by the...
Australian Foreign Minister Senator Penny Wong will visit the Philippines next week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced. Australian Foreign Minister Senator Penny Wong (Photo courtesy of Senator Penny Wong Twitter) Wong will be in the country from May 16 to 19 for an official visit...
Kuwait has suspended the issuance of new entry visas for Filipinos, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed. "The Kuwaiti Government has informed the Department of Foreign Affairs that Kuwait has suspended the issuance of new entry visas for PH nationals into Kuwait effective...
Timor Leste has denied the request of embattled Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. to seek political asylum there amid criminal charges he is facing. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday night that Timor Leste’s Foreign Ministry rejected the application filed by Teves, who is...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Saturday, May 6, that there were no more Filipinos trapped at the Egypt-Sudan border. (Photo courtesy of DFA) Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Migrant Affairs Eduardo Jose de Vega told DZMM’s TeleRadyo from Cairo that some 320 Filipinos from Sudan...
