Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sent his sympathies on the passing of former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario, who he considers a “good friend,” Japanese Ambassador to Manila Kazuhiko Koshikawa said on Thursday, April 20. (From left) Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan (Speaker’s office, contributed photo) Two of the highest-ranked officials in the House of Representatives gave words of praise to the late former Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secretary Albert del Rosario....
Former vice president Leni Robredo expressed grief over the death of former Foreign Affairs secretary Albert del Rosario, whom she called a “patriot” and a “personal friend.” (From left) Former Foreign Affairs secretary Albert del Rosario and former vice president Leni Robredo (Photo from...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has joined the nation in mourning the passing of former Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secretary Albert del Rosario. In a statement on Tuesday, Marcos described del Rosario as "an honorable diplomat and an esteemed public servant." The President also...
The Philippine government has put in place measures to assure  the safety of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Taiwan amid controversial remarks made by China's top diplomat in Manila. In a statement on Monday night, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) assured the public that...
Various services being offered by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will soon go digital as the agency formalized its collaboration with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo and DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy on Wednesday signed a...
Two Philippine government department heads will travel to the US to meet their counterparts for a round of high-level meetings that aim to discuss global prosperity issues aligned with the country's economic interests. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo and Department of...
Eighteen distressed Filipino workers from Lebanon were repatriated last week by the Philippine Embassy in Lebanon, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday, April 3. In a statement through the DFA, the embassy reported that it sent home 18 distressed Filipino workers on March 29 and...
Denmark and the Philippines have entered into a deal worth $5 billion that will develop offshore wind assets in at least five different Philippine provinces. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday that the Copenhagen Infrastructure New Markets Fund (CINMF) signed on March 30 three...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Saturday, April 1, welcomed the decision of the European Commission (EC) to extend the recognition by the European Union (EU) of the Philippine certificates for seafarers onboard European vessels. In a statement, the department also committed to ensure that...
The Philippines and China will resume talks on a possible joint oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) at a "technical level," Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo bared. In an interview transcript shared by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to the media on Thursday,...
Although the Philippine government is endorsing the United States (US)-led Summit for Democracy Declaration to affirm the country’s “unwavering commitment to upholding our democratic values and principles,” it “disassociates” itself from the declaration’s reference to the International...
