After seeking the help of local investigation bureau and police, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is now calling on Facebook to take down pages on its platform allegedly responsible for peddling charged passport appointment services to desperate Filipinos. (FILE PHOTO/JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA...
More than 200 diplomatic notes were so far filed by the Philippine government against China since 2016, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) disclosed Thursday, Oct. 21. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) drove away seven more foreign fishing vessels believed to be manned by Chinese and Vietnamese...
Filipinos stranded in Romania, including e-sports national athletes, will be repatriated soon, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Brigido Dulay said on Thursday, Oct. 21, that the embassies in Budapest and Berlin are now...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has protested China's latest "provocative acts" against Philippine authorities patrolling the country's waters. Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) increased its presence in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to assert the country’s territory in...
A Filipino scientist from Mindanao, whose projects involve the upcycling of waste to produce materials used in infrastructure, was among this year’s awardees in the prestigious Green Talents International Forum for High Potentials in Sustainable Development in Germany. Top: Dr. Lawagon receives...
A provincial resolution protesting China's unilateral fishing ban imposed in the South China Sea has earned praise from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). West Philippine Sea (FILE PHOTO FROM AFP) Through a series of tweets on Saturday, Oct. 16, the agency commended the effort of the...
More than 30 percent of the pending passport applications, which had errors in the data submitted, have been processed and up for printing, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said over the weekend. (FILE PHOTO/JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) "The processing of passport applications with errors...
Passport appointment slots for the remaining dates in October until December are not yet open but are expected to be available in the coming days, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday, Oct. 12. (FILE PHOTO/JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) "Hintayin lamang po ang muling pagbubukas ng...
Ninety-one distressed overseas Filipinos in Bahrain were recently repatriated to the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday, Oct. 11. HOME AT LAST--Ninety-one overseas Filipinos in Bahrain were recently repatriated to the Philippines on Oct. 6, 2021. The repatriates...
Passport applicants hoping to fix errors in their forms continue to troop to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) head office. The long queue of applicants has stoked apprehension that this could be a virus super spreader. PASSPORT WOES -- A long queue of passport applicants hoping to fix errors...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Teodoro Locsin assured the public, especially those having difficulties in securing their passports, that his office is running after alleged "fixers" within the agency. (FILE PHOTO/JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) "Rest assured that the DFA is running...
More than 80 distressed and stranded overseas Filipinos in Myanmar and Cambodia were recently brought back to the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday, Oct. 7. FINALLY HOME -- Distressed overseas Filipinos in Myanmar and Cambodia came back home on Oct. 5, 2021 through...
