Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega on Tuesday, Oct. 10, reported that some 38 Filipinos living in Gaza have requested to be repatriated, while none of the estimated 30,500 Filipinos in Israel made the same request. (Screenshot from Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Facebook) In a...
Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega on Monday, Oct. 9, asserted that President Marcos has to go on four more foreign trips until the end of 2023 to represent the Philippines “at the highest level.” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos (Ali Vicoy/MANILA...
Filipinos in Libya and Morocco remain safe in the two African nations after separate calamities struck there that left tens of thousands of people dead. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega said that as of Friday, Sep. 15, there is no Filipino casualty from the...
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...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Sunday, July 9, appealed to Filipinos in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum to “go home” as infighting there between the military and paramilitary forces has claimed the lives of at least 3,000 people. People evacuated from Sudan arrive at a military...
Filipinos may soon visit junta-ruled Myanmar after the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) decided to lower the alert level status it had imposed in the said country since May 2021, an official said. *Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega (ANC/YouTube screenshot)* In an...
Russia is now “back to normal” after a deal brokered by Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko ended the short-lived mutiny by a paramilitary organization there, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega said on Monday, June 26. Members of Wagner Group prepare to pull...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday, May 30, ruled out the possibility the accident in Kuwait where a motor vehicle hit several Filipino cyclists was a hate crime. (Photo from Maya Cycle) DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Affairs Eduardo de Vega said this during the Laging Handa public...
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...
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...
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...
Eight Filipino who ended up in stressful situations after being victimized by human traffickers in Myanmar have been rescued and returned home on Monday, Feb. 13. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Filipinos arrived in the Philippines at 5:25 a.m. at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA)...
