A Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) official said Tuesday, August 5, there is a high probability that a big number of Filipinos in Maui are affected by the devastating wildfire as the number of casualties remains undetermined. Assistant Secretary Paul Cortes attributed this to the...
(Unsplash) A Makabayan solon criticized on Tuesday, Aug. 15 the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) for supposedly being slow in providing assistance to Filipinos affected by the devastating wildfire in Maui, Hawaii in the United States (US). "It is disheartening to see...
​The Philippine Consulate in Hawaii still has no information on any Filipinos affected by the deadliest wildfire to hit Maui within the century. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday, August 14, relayed the information from the consulate after an official of the Maui Filipino...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it has not received confirmation yet of any Filipinos hurt or died amid the wildfires that hit Lahaina on the island of Maui, Hawaii last week. Taylor Ganer and Hano Ganer search for their belongings in the ashes of their family's burnt-down house in the...
Bilateral relations between the Philippines and Ireland are expected to strengthen as diplomats of both countries agreed to conduct annual bilateral meetings. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo and Irish Ambassador to the Philippines William Carlos signed on Friday...
The Philippines and Costa Rica have discussed strengthening trade ties, among other areas of cooperation, as the two nations see growth in their trade relations. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Assistant Secretary for International Economic Relations Paul Vincent Uy told Costa Rican officials...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has discovered that there are still Filipinos being trafficked to Thailand and other Southeast Asian nations to work as online scammers, among others, despite the many warnings from the Philippine government. DFA Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de...
The powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday, August 9, confirmed the appointments of three Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) envoys. Confirmed during a plenary session presided by Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, concurrent CA chairman, were: Philippe Jones Lhuillier as...
The Philippine government has imposed a level 3 crisis alert or voluntary repatriation for Filipinos in the whole of Libya, updating the former alert levels implemented in some parts of the African nation. In 2019, the Libyan capital of Tripoli had been placed under alert level 4 or mandatory...
China is standing by its claim over the West Philippine Sea and has even made various demands, including telling the Philippines to remove its military vessel from its waters and demanding the US to stop using the South China Sea issue to sow discord among countries in the region, in clear...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday, August 7, warned the public against spurious websites claiming to facilitate e-Visa applications for entry to the Philippines. Discovering that an active website containing misinformation about the e-Visa and other related regulations is...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Sunday, Aug. 6, asserted the Philippines’ sovereign rights on Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal as two more diplomatic posts raised concern over the water cannon incident involving China Coast Guard (CCG) and Filipino sea vessels. China Coast Guard blocked...