The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday, June 3, it received reports of its email data being sold online. “The Department’s Information and Communications Technology Division is investigating the matter,” it added. On Wednesday, a group of cybersecurity enthusiasts claimed...
The Philippines on Tuesday, July 2, told China that it is going to be relentless in upholding its rights over the West Philippine Sea as diplomats of both sides held a discussion, the first since reports of Beijing’s successive acts of aggression in the waters escalated. The Department of Foreign...
The Philippines is further boosting its ties with its Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) neighbors with the successive meetings of Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo with his counterparts from the region. Manalo on Monday, July 1, first sat down with Malaysian...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said that the recent Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal incident was a "deliberate aggressive action" and not a misunderstanding or accident. Department of National Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro on Tuesday, June 25, 2024,...
The Philippines and Peru have inaugurated a Bilateral Consultation Meeting (BCM) that will eventually give way for both sides to discuss common concerns and other engagements. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro and her Peruvian counterpart, Vice Foreign Minister...
The Philippines has commended the United Nations Security Council for crafting a resolution that underscores the urgent need to address the escalating crisis in Gaza. In a statement on Thursday, June 20, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the resolution reaffirms the international...
Senate Majority Leader Francis "Tol" Tolentino on Tuesday, June 18 asked the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to seek assistance from the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) in delivering food supplies to Filipino soldiers stationed at the grounded BRP Sierra Madre at the Ayungin (Second...
Taiwan said it will work with like-minded countries to address the effects of China’s Coast Guard Order No. 3 which it said increased regional tensions. Philippine authorities and Filipino fishermen in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal). (File photo) Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign...
The Philippines has officially filed for the country's entitlement to an extended continental shelf (ECS) in the West Palawan Region in the West Philippine Sea. DFA photo The Philippine Mission to the United Nations in New York submitted the information to the United Nations (UN) Commission on the...
President Marcos hopes that the Philippines and Hungary can forge new partnerships to strengthen their economic ties. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets with Hungary's Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó at the Malacañan Palace on June 13, 2024. (Photo courtesy of...
The Philippine government has raised an Alert Level 2 or Restriction Phase in the French territory of New Caledonia as it declared a state of emergency due to rioting. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) that around 200 Filipinos and individuals of Filipino descent will be affected by the...
President Marcos is set to embark on a State Visit to Brunei Darussalam and a Working Visit to Singapore from May 28 to 31, to promote partnerships with both countries and to convey the Philippines’ positions regarding regional developments. File photo The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said...
