For humanitarian reasons, Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino expressed his full support for the government's actions to allow the entry of 300 Afghan nationals — individuals who aided American forces and their families composed mostly of children — in the Philippines for the processing of...
Some 220 Filipinos pardoned by the United Arab Emirates will soon be able to come home, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday, Jan. 6. UAE and Philippine flags (Photo courtesy of Emirates News Agency) In a statement sent by DFA Undersecretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro...
​The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday, Jan. 3, welcomed the entering into force of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Philippines and South Korea—a deal that it said will further elevate the two countries' relations. "The implementation of this landmark agreement...
The 13 Filipino surrogates convicted for human trafficking in Cambodia were granted royal pardon and arrived in Manila on Sunday, Dec. 29, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. A general view of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Nov. 20, 2024. (Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP/Getty Images) In a...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero has called on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to make an accounting of all overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are facing legal woes or languishing in jail abroad. Escudero said the successful return of Mary Jane Veloso last Wednesday,...
Mary Jane Veloso was back in Manila on Wednesday morning, Dec. 18, shortly before the sunrise that for her could symbolically mean a new beginning in a life fraught with misfortunes. Veloso, aboard a Cebu Pacific flight, arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) around 5:40 a.m.,...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has welcomed the Senate’s ratification of the Philippines-Japan Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), which it said will strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries. DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo said Tuesday, Dec. 17, that the “prospective...
​The lawyer of Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina domestic worker on death row in Indonesia, is calling on the Philippine government to allow her family to welcome her at the airport. Edre Olalia, Veloso's legal counsel, made a statement on Tuesday, Dec. 17, amid reports that the Department of...
Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina inmate arrested in Indonesia for carrying cocaine, will arrive in Manila on Wednesday, Dec. 18, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed. Filipino death row inmate Mary Jane Veloso gestures as she leaves Yogyakarta Women's Prison for her transfer to the...
The Philippines and India have begun talks on maritime issues in a development that came after New Delhi started to voice out its concern over aggression in the South China Sea. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Assistant Secretary for Maritime and Oceans Affairs Office Marshall Louis...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) assured Filipinos fearing for their statuses in the United States that they won’t be tattle tales and surrender them to the US government amid a planned crackdown on illegal migrants there by the incoming Trump administration. Two women hold a...
Mary Jane Veloso is being transferred to Jakarta to begin the process of his return to the Philippines. Her transfer to the country, however, has still no definite date. This was disclosed by the family of Veloso on Sunday, Dec. 15, following the family's sudden cancellation of their prison visit...
