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...
The Commission on Appointments (CA) has approved in plenary session the ad interim appointments of 16 foreign service officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). All of the officials hurdled the deliberations led by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, chairman of the CA Committee on Foreign...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday, May 13, said it will look into any reports of illegal and unlawful activities by foreign diplomatic officials in the country, in a move that came after China's alleged wiretapping of a purported phone call between its diplomat and a Philippine...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (left), Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) Ranking solons are calling on authorities to tighten the rules and regulations pertaining to the entry...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday, May 7, made it clear that only the President can approve any agreement on the West Philippine Sea as it dismissed the validity of the so-called new model that China has been citing. DFA also confirmed that no Cabinet-level official of the current...
The Philippines and the United Nations (UN) conducted their first-ever meeting that was aimed at talking about ways to achieve the international organization's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and implement the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023-2028. The inaugural Joint Steering Committee...
The Philippine military had supposedly entered early this year into an agreement with China over the South China Sea, the Chinese embassy in Manila claimed Saturday, May 4. The embassy said that Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command agreed to a "new model" on the management of...
(Armed Forces of the Philippines) San Narciso, Zambales——The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is asking members of the media to keep Filipinos informed about the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue as tensions continue to escalate in the...
The Philippine government on Thursday, May 2, summoned one of China’s top diplomats in Manila to explain the latest harassment incident in the country’s waters. The latest diplomatic action came after the China Coast Guard (CCG) fired a water cannon at Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Bureau of...
The Philippines will be spending roughly P9.5 billion as its contribution to global efforts of protecting the ocean. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that the government pledged the said amount equivalent to 165.56 million US dollars during a high-level luncheon early April in Athens,...
