The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has disclosed that the Philippines attempted to make two evacuation flights for the remaining Filipinos in Afghanistan Wednesday night but were unsuccessful due to the cancellation of all commercial flights in Kabul. In a status update on Thursday, the DFA...
Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) repatriated from Afghanistan are entitled to various benefits and assistance from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) under its reintegration program, Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara said on Wednesday. Angara made the assurance as that the OWWA...
A Manila-based migration consultant on Tuesday thanked the United States for bringing to safety the 32 Filipinos who were airlifted out of Kabul in the middle of chaos just as the Taliban took control of the Afghan capital. Scene at the Kabul airport on August 16, 2021, after a stunningly swift end...
The United States Embassy in the Philippines on Tuesday announced the cancellation of nonimmigrant B1/B2 (Business/Tourist) visa interview appointments scheduled through September 30, 2021 in response to the continued significant worldwide challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic. United States...
With efforts to extricate the remaining Filipinos now underway in Kabul hours after the capitol falls to the Taliban, the Philippines is preparing to shut down future deployment of OFWs and prevent possible trafficking of workers to Afghanistan. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. made...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the Philippines has collaborated with the governments of Sweden and the United Kingdom to support women, peace and security (WPS) in the Bangsamoro region. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Among the key projects that the partnership will...
Here's what its design is about Pinoy spirit is present in Southeast Asian nation Timor-Leste with a wall-sized mural featuring elements that evoke Filipino pride, culture, and nostalgia. ‘Pilipinas In Timor-Leste’ Unveiled on Aug. 6, 2021 is the mural, dubbed as “Pilipinas In Timor-Leste,”...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will request the extradition of the 61-year-old American diplomat who was indicted in the United States for having sex with a Filipino minor while posted in Manila if Philippine authorities could determine that the offense committed is “extraditable.”...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday said he has no complaints whatsoever upon learning his name is not included in the press release issued by the United States (US) embassy on the arrival of Moderna vaccines in the Philippines even though he joined President Duterte at the ceremonies at...
The United States Embassy has omitted from its official press release the name of Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go from among the top Philippine officials who attended the ceremony to welcome the arrival of more than three million doses of US-donated Moderna vaccine in Manila on August 3,...
Two Chinese fishermen were rescued while two others were found dead from a life raft that was found drifting off the waters of Rizal, Palawan, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Saturday, Aug. 7. In an incident report, fisherman Mario Mabuhay first sighted and towed the life raft of the four...
A fisherfolk group on Saturday, Aug. 7, has called on the Chinese government to respect the rights of Filipino fishermen, after Filipino fishers and authorities rescued two distressed Chinese fishermen off the coast of Palawan last week. (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) The Pambansang Lakas ng...
