DAVAO CITY – Davao’s durian industry is gaining ground in the international market following a recent trial shipment of 1.08 metric tons of fresh Puyat and Duyaya varieties to Muscat, Oman, according to Department of Agriculture–11. DA–11 Regional Executive Director Macario Gonzaga said...
CAIRO (AP) — Iran and Oman are inching toward a deal to reopen the disputed Strait of Hormuz and potentially help bring an end to the war. The emerging agreement calls for ships to enter the Persian Gulf through an Iranian-controlled route and exit through a route controlled by Oman, two...
The Philippines and Oman had agreed to maintain regular dialogue and exchange high-level visits to strengthen ties in key sectors such as trade and investment, finance, tourism and hospitality, education and training. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro and Omani...
Senior government officials, business leaders, and key stakeholders from Oman and the Philippines will meet in a high-level forum in Manila this weekend. The Oman-Philippines 3rd Strategic Majlis will be held in Makati City on Sunday, July 26. According to the Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman in...
Filipino travelers visiting Oman under the country 's 14-day visa-free entry program will no longer be required to present a negative HIV medical certificate, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Monday, June 29. In a statement, the DFA said the Omani government had waived the...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has formally raised concerns with the Embassy of Oman in Manila over the requirement for Filipino travelers to present a negative HIV medical certificate upon entry to Oman. In a statement issued Friday, April 17, the DFA said it has made “strong...
President Marcos met the ambassador of Oman and the non-resident ambassadors of Albania, Azerbaijan, Côte d’Ivoire, Iceland, Georgia, and Somalia on Tuesday, April 14. Marcos welcomed Omani Ambassador Nasser Said Abdullah Almanwari in a courtesy call at Malacañan Palace on Tuesday afternoon....
President Marcos announced that nine Filipino seafarers abducted by Houthi forces in Yemen last July are now on their way home, marking the end of a months-long ordeal following the attack on the MV Eternity C in the Red Sea. In a video message on Thursday, Dec. 4, the President said the mariners...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has announced Easter good news following the safe return to Manila of 18 Filipino seafarers initially held in Iran. All Filipino crew of MV St. Nikolas, a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker that was seized by the Iranian navy in the Gulf of Oman, were...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo on Monday, Jan. 22, asked for the release of 18 Filipino seafarers currently aboard a detained vessel in the Gulf of Oman. Manalo made the request when he met Iran’s 1st Vice President Mohammed Makber at the sidelines of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit...
The Department of Migrant Workers Affairs (DMW) said on Saturday, Jan. 13, that the 18 Filipino seafarers currently under Iranian custody after their vessel was seized this week in the Gulf of Oman are in “safe condition.” A map showing the region around the Gulf of Oman where the oil tanker...
It has been an eventful year for many countries thus far, and part of what makes this year interesting is the reaffirmation of cooperation and friendship among many nations. Second Secretary Nasra Ali Mohammed Al-Wahaibi, Deputy Chief of Mission Mohammed Ahmed Omer Ba Omar, DFA...
