The Philippines has signed two agreements with a renewable energy company in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to further the country's renewable energy projects and investments. Philippine Ambassador to the UAE Alfonso Ver (2nd from left) with DOE Undersecretary Rowena Cristina L. Guevara (3rd from...
The Philippines welcomed the long-awaited ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas and the release of hostages. “The Philippines welcomes the announcement of the long-awaited ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas and the release of hostages in Gaza," the Department of Foreign Affairs...
Increasing the monthly pension of retired officers and employees of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and granting disability benefits to them is a fitting recognition of their excellent public service, Sen. Loren Legarda said. Legarda, one of the senators who voted in the...
The Philippines and China had "frank and constructive" discussions on the issues surrounding the South China Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Chen Xiaodong meet during the 10th meeting of the...
The Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles (LAPCG) is set to provide emergency consular services during the remaining Saturdays of the month to aid Filipinos who might have been affected by the wildfires. Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles/AP In a Facebook post, the Philippine LA...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo said that the Philippines is “open” to expanding its participative or cooperative activity with “like-minded” countries who share the same vision as ensuring peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (From left)...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Thursday, Jan. 16, that it is working together with the Philippine Embassy in Vienna to repatriate the remains of Marvil Facturan Kocjančič, a Filipina who was allegedly stabbed to death by her Slovenian husband. (Mitja Kocjančič and Marvil...
With 23 affirmative votes, the Senate approved on third and final reading the measure seeking to provide monthly pension differential to all retirees of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday, January 14. Sen. Mark Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Government...
Senators have called on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to assert the need for a thorough and impartial probe into the death of Marvil Facturan-Kocjančič, a Filipino migrant, who was reportedly beaten and stabbed to death by her husband. “I condemn in the strongest possible terms...
Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi will be in an official visit to the Philippines from Jan. 14 to 15 to meet with Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo, the agency said. Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi (Photo from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of...
Many Filipinos in Los Angeles are under mandatory evacuation orders by local officials amid the wildfires that have blazed whole communities in the city, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Assistant Secretary Adelio Angelito Cruz said on Saturday, Jan. 11. LONELY RIDE – Two people ride...
The Philippines has expressed serious concern over the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) recent ballistic missile launch, citing its possible detrimental impact on the region's peace and stability, a statement from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) read. Associated Press/YouTube...
