President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said the Philippine government is ready to assist Filipinos affected by the deadly wildfire that broke out in Hawaii early this month. File photos (County of Maui/Handout via Xinhua/Malacañang) Marcos said this after reports that, as of Aug. 15, at least...
DFA Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega (Screenshot from Facebook live) A Philippine consular team is on its way to the state of Hawaii in the United States (US) in an effort to help distressed Filipino nationals who were affected by the wildfire there. ...
A Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) official said Tuesday, August 5, there is a high probability that a big number of Filipinos in Maui are affected by the devastating wildfire as the number of casualties remains undetermined. Assistant Secretary Paul Cortes attributed this to the...
(Unsplash) A Makabayan solon criticized on Tuesday, Aug. 15 the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) for supposedly being slow in providing assistance to Filipinos affected by the devastating wildfire in Maui, Hawaii in the United States (US). "It is disheartening to see...
This photo released by the County of Maui on Aug. 10, 2023 shows houses destroyed in a devastating wildfire on Maui Island, Hawaii, the United States. (County of Maui/Handout via Xinhua) LOS ANGELES, United States -- Josh Green, the governor of US state of Hawaii, warned in an...
This photo released by the County of Maui on Aug. 10, 2023 shows houses destroyed in a devastating wildfire on Maui Island, Hawaii, the United States. (County of Maui/Handout via Xinhua) LOS ANGELES, United States -- As the death toll rose to 96 in the wildfires in Hawaii's Maui...
​The Philippine Consulate in Hawaii still has no information on any Filipinos affected by the deadliest wildfire to hit Maui within the century. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday, August 14, relayed the information from the consulate after an official of the Maui Filipino...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it has not received confirmation yet of any Filipinos hurt or died amid the wildfires that hit Lahaina on the island of Maui, Hawaii last week. Taylor Ganer and Hano Ganer search for their belongings in the ashes of their family's burnt-down house in the...
Ilocos Norte 2nd district Rep. Angelo Marcos Barba admitted to being annoyed that one time when a Bureau of Immigration (BI) officer at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) asked for his National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) clearance, of all things. Barba, a cousin of President Ferdinand...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – An Ilocano writer based in Hawaii launched his book titled “Dagiti Maudi nga Aldaw (The Last Days) ni Ferdinand E. Marcos" at the Tabacalera Auditorium here on Saturday, Feb. 25, coinciding with the 37th anniversary of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution. COVER of...
Philippine Army (PA) personnel trained side-by-side with their counterparts from the United States Army during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) Exercise in Oahu, Hawaii recently. Philippine Army and U.S. Army officers plan their next move during the month-long Joint Pacific...
The BRP Antonio Luna did not disappoint in showcasing her firepower after her main guns and other batteries were put to test in a series of live fire events during the ongoing sea phase of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2022 in Hawaii. BRP Antonio Luna's main battery, the Oto Melara 76MM...
