Polish Foreign Affairs Minister Radosław Sikorski will visit the Philippines on Sept. 3, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced. Radosław Sikorski (Photo courtesy of Radosław Sikorski Facebook) The DFA said on Sunday, Sept. 1, that the Polish official will undertake an official visit...
The Philippines and Sri Lanka have started negotiations on the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) and Treaty on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons (TTSP), the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Manila said. Signing the minutes of the negotiations for MLAT and TTSP by justice and foreign affairs...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo will welcome Brazil Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira on Friday, Aug. 23, to explore opportunities to advance bilateral relations and to sign agreements on technical cooperation and education. Brazil Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira (Photo from...
Allowing the temporary entry of refugees is something that the Philippines has done even during the Second World War, Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said on Wednesday, Aug. 21. This is in reaction to the Philippine and the United States government's agreement to allow the entry of a...
The Philippines expressed its full support to Timor-Leste in its bid to become a full member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo said. (From left) Foreign Minister Bendito dos Santos Freitas of Timor Leste and...
Senators have differing opinions on allowing the entry of a limited number of Afghan nationals into the Philippines to process their United States visas. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the Philippine and the US governments agreed on allowing Afghan nationals to transit to the...
Malacañang has ordered the cancellation of the Philippine passport of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo and her siblings, Palace officials confirmed. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin and Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cheloy Garafil both confirmed that the Palace...
Although there were no reported Filipinos hurt in violence that erupted between Hezbollah and Israel in southern Lebanon, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday, Aug. 19, assured that contingency plans are in place in case the need for a mandatory evacuation arises. People gather...
Some 700 Filipinos are still awaiting repatriation from Lebanon amid the escalating tensions there between Hezbollah and Israel, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Sunday, Aug. 18. People gather near a destroyed building that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in the southern suburbs of...
West Philippine Sea (Wikipedia) House Assistant Minority Leader 1-Rider Party-list says he fully supports the DFA’s actions in filing a diplomatic protest against China after its air force performed dangerous actions over Scarborough Shoal in the...
(Google Maps) The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) told a House of Representatives panel on Tuesday, Aug. 13, that the Philippines’ sovereign claim over Sabah was still being maintained. “Yes, our claim still stands,” DFA Secretary Enrique...
The Philippine government called for “peace and stability” in the Korean peninsula and condemned the Democratic People's Republic of Korea or North Korea for its ballistic missile tests and launches. Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo shakes hands with South Korean...
