The raising of the Filipino flag at the Philippine Embassy in Morocco on June 12, 2021 during the 123 rd Philippine Independence Day celebration was historic not only for Ambassador Leslie Baja but also for the more than 4,600 Filipinos currently working in that country. Philippine flag being...
Protest marred the twin celebration of the 123rd anniversary of the Philippine Independence Day and the 75th year of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and the Philippines at the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C., Tuesday night (Wednesday morning in Manila). A...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Monday directed the DFA’s Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs (OUMWA) to do “whatever it takes” to repatriate the 13 Filipino seafarers who have been left stranded for 17 months onboard their vessel in Southern China....
The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh has confirmed that an overseas Filipino worker was found dead in a hotel in Haradh, an industrial city located in the eastern part of Saudi Arabia. Philippine Embassy in Saudi Arabia (PE Riyadh website) In a statement posted on its website Tuesday night, the Embassy...
Philippine Ambassador to Tokyo Jose Laurel V on Thursday said Filipinos in Japan are generally “fine” amid the rising number of new COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) cases and the declaration of the state of emergency in several major prefectures and cities there. Philippine Ambassador to...
A United Arab Emirates-based group of high-profile entrepreneurs has pledged 10 full scholarship grants to deserving Filipino students in the UAE citing, among others, the “talent, competence and capabilities” being shown by Filipinos. Philippine Ambassador Hyayceelyn Quintana and Dr. Raphael...
There is no word yet as to when United States President Joe Biden and Philippine President Duterte will have their first conversation even while the US and the Philippines are currently celebrating the 75 th year of the establishment of diplomatic relations. President Rodrigo Duterte (May 26, 2021...
The White House is set to announce any time this week the distribution of the first batch of vaccine surplus that will be donated by the United States government to its allies, including the Philippines, Ambassador to Washington, D.C. Jose Manuel Romualdez said Monday. “I was informed by the...
The United States government has included the Philippines among the countries to receive the first batch of coronavirus vaccines as earlier promised by US President Joe Biden, Philippine Ambassador to Washington, D.C. Jose Manuel Romualdez said Friday. (via www.whitehouse.gov) In an interview over...
The Philippine Embassy in Seoul on Wednesday sought the help of the Filipino community in South Korea on the whereabouts of a 34-year-old overseas Filipino worker who has been reported missing for nearly five years now. Missing OFW in Korea Rodel Aguila Manalo (Facebook/Philippine Embassy Seoul) In...
Award-winning Filipino-Australian writer Dr. Merlinda Bobis has successfully launched her book, “The Kindness of Birds”, at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra during the celebration of the 75 th anniversary of the establishment of Philippines Australia diplomatic relations last week....
The government of Singapore is providing free hospitalization to Filipinos with valid permits to stay, Philippine Ambassador Jose Yap said Tuesday. Currently, Yap said only 35 out of the 578 confirmed cases among Filipinos are confined at isolation wards in hospitals while the rest have fully...
