China has defended the reported "intrusion" of a Chinese naval vessel in the Philippine waters, saying it was an "exercise of the right of innocent passage." Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian (Photo courtesy of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China)...
More Filipinos are now out of war-stricken Ukraine, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday, March 15. (Photo courtesy of DFA) As of Tuesday 4 p.m., a total of 370 Filipinos in Ukraine have either returned to the Philippines or are currently awaiting repatriation in nearby safe...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has summoned Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian over the People's Liberation Army- Navy's (PLAN's) reported "illegal incursion" in the Sulu Sea. DFA (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) This developed after a PLAN Electronic Reconnaissance Ship with...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that the total number of repatriated Filipinos from conflict-torn Ukraine had reached 225 after the latest batch of repatriates arrived on Saturday, March 12. Twenty-two Filipino seafarers, who are crew members of oil tanker MTM Rio Grande, safely arrive...
More than 300 Filipinos in Ukraine are now out of danger, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday, March 11. (Photo courtesy of DFA) Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Sarah Lou Arriola disclosed that a total of 309 Filipinos were already taken out of Ukraine as of Friday. Of this, 150...
More than 250 Filipinos in Ukraine are now out of danger, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday afternoon, March 10. Filipinos from Ukraine to arrive in Manila on Tuesday night, March 1, 2022. (Photo courtesy of the DFA) A total of 259 Filipinos have been taken out of Ukraine, DFA...
Ninety Filipinos have already returned home from war-stricken Ukraine, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. HOME AT LAST-- Filipino seafarers of MV Global Aglaia pose for a photo with Philippine Ambassador to Budapest Frank R. Cimafranca before flying back to the Philippines on March 9,...
Close to 200 Filipinos have been taken out of Ukraine amid the ongoing war between that country and Russia, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday, March 8. Filipinos from Ukraine to arrive in Manila on Tuesday night, March 1, 2022. (Photo courtesy of the DFA) Foreign Affairs...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will no longer allot passport appointment slots for recruiters of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) starting March 14. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (PCOO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) "Recruiters will no longer be given passport slots. They...
Mandatory evacuation of all Filipinos in Ukraine has been enforced by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) due to the "rapidly deteriorating security situation" in the war-stricken country. Filipinos from Ukraine to arrive in Manila on Tuesday night, March 1, 2022. (Photo courtesy of the DFA)...
A Filipino ambassador and his wife were ordered to return to the Philippines after the latter was seen on a video campaigning for presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. before a crowd of overseas Filipino workers in Saudi Arabia. DFA (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, March 6, expressed support to the Philippine government for condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by joining a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution. Demonstrators hold signs reading “Putin is bombing Ukraine” and “Stop Putin Now”...