The Philippine government will still study if its Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) with the United States could be invoked after China made dangerous maneuvers against Philippine vessels that led to a collision in the West Philippine Sea. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Spokesperson Ma. Teresita...
​The Department of Foreign Affairs has distanced itself from Philippine Ambassador to the United Kingdom (UK) Teddyboy Locsin after he said in a now-deleted post on social media platform X that "Palestinian children should be killed". In a statement on Monday, DFA said it "completely...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has protested China’s dangerous maneuvers against Philippines vessels that eventually led to collisions in the Philippine waters and summoned the latter’s top diplomat in Manila to seek for an explanation. However, Chinese Ambassador to the...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Sunday, Oct. 22, that crisis alert level 3, voluntary repatriation, has been raised in Lebanon amid the Israel-Hamas violence in the region. In this picture taken during a media tour organised by the Israeli military, an Israeli soldier...
Filipinos in Gaza would have to wait for a while as the Gaza-Egypt border has yet to open amid the violence that erupted there between Hamas and Israel, an official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Saturday, Oct. 21. Smoke billows from the Gaza's Rafah border crossing Egypt during...
Thousands of Filipinos in southern Lebanon and northern Israel have been cautioned against possible escalation of hostilities between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters as fears ran high that the war waged by Israel against Hamas in Gaza would spread. Around 2,700 Filipinos in southern...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (center) (Rep. Salo's office) The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) must exhaust all diplomatic means to expedite the opening of a humanitarian corridor for Filipinos trapped in the Gaza Strip due to the raging Israel-Hamas conflict. ...
Senator Raffy Tulfo said on Thursday, Oct. 19 that the Philippine government will do everything in its power to ensure the safe repatriation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Israel amid its war with Hamas. “May mga ayuda ring ibibigay para sa mga nakabalik na sa bansa at scholarship mula...
Senator Mark A. Villar on Monday, Oct. 16, urged all concerned government agencies of the country to exhaust all available means to secure the safety of Filipinos in Israel and Gaza. In a statement, Villar expressed his utmost concern regarding the safety of Filipino migrants in the areas of...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Sunday, Oct. 15, that 131 Filipinos have already left Gaza City as the Philippine government works to bring them back home amid the violence that erupted between Israel and militant group Hamas. Smoke billows from the Gaza's Rafah border crossing...
A third Filipino in Israel has been confirmed dead while more Filipinos in the besieged Gaza now want to flee from the Israel-Hamas war, prompting the government to seek help from the international community. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega said Friday, Oct....
Migrant Workers and Foreign Affairs officials are now working with their counterparts in Israel for the transportation of the bodies of two Filipinos who were killed when Hamas gunmen stormed the southern part of the Jewish state on Saturday, Oct. 7, back in the Philippines. In a statement,...
