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Filipinos in quake-hit Morocco have chosen to “stay put” as “life goes on” there despite the rare and powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked the North African country late last week, Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Paul Cortes said on Monday, Sept. 11. Villagers inspect the...

Some 30 Filipinos awaiting repatriation to the Philippines are currently stuck at the Port of Sudan as flights became unavailable due to the Hajj pilgrimage, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Thursday, July 13. Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Paul Cortes (right) talks about the...

The Philippine government is continuously coordinating with the Filipino communities in Russia after an uprising of a mercenary group against the government Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Assistant Secretary Paul Cortes said Wednesday, June 28, that at least 11 Filipinos were initially affected...