The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is calling on Filipinos to pray for a Filipino lawyer who is in a critical condition after being shot in a random shooting incident in Philadelphia recently. DFA (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin identified the shooting...
The Philippines and Algeria are planning to conduct regular high-level visits and bilateral consultations to strengthen their ties. DFA Undersecretary for Bilateral and ASEAN Affairs Ma. Theresa Lazaro meets with Algerian Vice Minister for Western Sahara and the Maghreb Countries Amar Belani on...
The Philippines and Ireland agreed to further explore cooperation in the fields of education, culture, agriculture, and maritime. DFA Undersecretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro meets with Irish Ambassador to the Philippines William Carlos during the latter’s courtesy call at the DFA on June 15, 2022....
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) asserted that it is not controlled by any foreign entity in lodging diplomatic protests against other countries. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) drives away seven foreign fishing vessels believed to be manned by Chinese and Vietnamese fishermen off Marie...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has expressed disappointment in Australia for not supporting the Philippines' bid for a seat in the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS). DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (Photo courtesy of the DFA) Locsin vented his sentiments on...
DFA receives ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System certification The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) officially received the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS) certification, issued by TÜV NORD Philippines, Inc., during a virtual ceremony recently. The Department’s ISO 9001:2015...
More Filipino healthcare workers are expected to get job opportunities after the Philippines signed an agreement with Germany to deepen their bilateral ties. (JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines and Germany recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to further facilitate the...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. expressed confidence that with continued caution and vigilance, Filipinos will surely overcome the Covid-19 pandemic and create a better future together. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (PCOO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Locsin said this...
The Philippines has protested China's "illegal" maritime activities anew in the Ayungin Shoal, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) revealed late Friday, June 10. (File photos) In a series of tweets, the DFA said it protested the following incidents involving China in the said area: China's...
The Philippines will open an embassy in war-torn Kyiv in Ukraine, outgoing Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. bared. DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin and Ukraine Deputy Minister Dmytro Senik Locsin disclosed the plan after meeting Ukraine Deputy Minister Dmytro Senik on Thursday, June 9....
The United States will help the Philippines in its defense modernization goals, a top US official said. DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin and US Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman (Photo courtesy of the DFA) United States Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman told Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin...
The Philippines has protested the return of over 100 Chinese vessels "illegally operating" in and around Julian Felipe Reef on April 4, barely a year after the same swarming incident took place. Chinese vessels seen swarming in Julian Felipe Reef (Photo courtesy of the PCG via DFA) This was...
