The Department of Foreign Affairs recently commemorated its 124th founding anniversary, and there’s much to celebrate. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appointed Ambassador Enrique Manalo – a career official in the department – as Secretary of Foreign Affairs (SFA) a week after the...
Seasoned career diplomat Ambassador Enrique Manalo has been tapped as the new chief of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) for his long and distinguished career in the Philippine Foreign Service as well as his vast experience in diplomacy, the DFA said Friday. The DFA made the pronouncement as...
Veteran diplomat Luis Enrique Manalo has been named Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) by President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Screengrab from PH Ambassador to New Zealand Gary Domingo’s FB post Read more here:...
Veteran diplomat Enrique Manalo has been named as the new Foreign Affairs chief, Press secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles confirmed on Friday, July 1. New DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo (Photo courtesy of Permanent Mission to the United Nations/DFA) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. swore in...
Seasoned diplomat Enrique Manalo has been appointed as the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) chief under the administration of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Manalo replaced DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. after being sworn in by Marcos Jr. on Friday, a Facebook post from Philippine...
Several diplomats and foreign officials met with Vice President-elect Sara Duterte on Wednesday, June 29, a day before she assumes office. Vice President-elect Sara Duterte and French Ambassador Michéle Boccoz (Photo courtesy of the DFA) Ambassadors from Romania, France, Laos, including Japanese...
Operations at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) consular office in the city of Manila will be suspended Thursday, June 30, which was declared as a special non-working holiday. (FILE PHOTO/JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) The DFA made the announcement on Wednesday, June 29, to inform the public...
The Philippines has expressed objection to the "unlawful live fire drills" by Taiwan off Ligaw Island, saying it "raises tension" in the South China Sea. Through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the Philippines on Tuesday, June 28, stated "strong objection" over the activity, which it...
Outgoing Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. paid tribute to the millions of Filipino migrant workers for their crucial contributions to their families and to the country during the International Day of Family Remittances on Tuesday, June 28. Overseas Filipino workers (Photo by Ariel...
The Philippines, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), signed a legal framework program that will allow Rohingya refugees to enter the country and receive their tertiary education here. DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. signs the legal framework for the Complementary Pathways (CPath)...
President Duterte has ordered the termination of oil and gas discussions with China in the West Philippine Sea, outgoing Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. revealed. West Philippine Sea (FILE PHOTO FROM AFP) "The President had spoken. I carried out his instructions to the letter: oil and...
The Philippines was able to hold on to its 2016 arbitral win and had not surrendered a "single inch or a drop" of its territory in the West Philippine Sea over the years, the outgoing Foreign Affairs chief said. DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (Photo courtesy of the DFA) In his remark at the...
