As the month-long overseas absentee voting (OAV) for the May 2022 elections continues, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. reminded Filipinos abroad to be more vigilant and not believe everything they see on the Internet. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (Screenshot from the...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Brigido Dulay said there is no truth to the reported distribution of pre-shaded ballots to overseas Filipinos voting for the May 2022 elections. "’Fake news,’’ Dulsy said of the incident in Singapore where an accidentally shaded ballet was...
Help will soon reach Filipino communities in China, particularly in Jilin, amid the lockdowns enforced in various areas due to the surge of new Covid-19 cases, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Volunteers deliver parcels to a residential community under closed-off management in Minhang...
Philippine Ambassador to China Jose Santiago "Chito" Sta. Romana has passed away, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed Tuesday, April 19. Ambassador Jose Santiago 'Chito' Sta. Romana (Photo from Chito Sta. Romana Facebook page) "It is with the inconsolable grief of the Secretary and...
The Philippines and Japan have exchanged diplomatic notes today on the Japanese Government’s loan support for the Philippines’ emergency response to Covid-19 and related social protection, relief, and economic recovery stimulus measures, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Left to...
No excuses. No laziness. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (File photo/Malacañang) This was how Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. wants his department to act on the case of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who has been reported missing since December 2021. Locsin has...
The country will receive from Bahrain an additional 240,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines, 40,000 doses of which are Pfizer’s pediatric vaccines, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has announced. Bahraini FM Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani and DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (Photos...
The Philippine Consulate General in New York reported on Thursday, April 14, that no Filipino was hurt during the mass shooting in a New York City subway. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) Consul General of the Philippine Consulate General in New York Elmer Cato cited the New York City Police...
Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas is prodding the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to ensure an impartial and urgent investigation on the case of a young female foreign service officer (FSO) who was allegedly harassed by a DFA official. (Photo from Arlene Brosas's Facebook) This, after...
The Philippines stands ready to accept Ukrainians seeking refuge from the ongoing war in their country, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday, April 7. AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN As both countries commemorate their 30 years of diplomatic relations since 1992 on Thursday, the Philippines...
The Philippines and Japan are expected to reaffirm their decades-long strategic partnership during the inaugural Foreign and Defense Ministerial Meeting in Tokyo on April 9. DFA (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The inaugural meet, which is also dubbed 2+2, was agreed by President Duterte and Japanese...
More than 100 distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Lebanon and Kuwait recently returned to the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday, April 5. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Embassy in Beirut/DFA) A total of 124 overseas Filipinos, including children, were...
