The Philippines is working on the repatriation of more Filipinos in Afghanistan after the first batch of 32 evacuees fled the country while 19 others are set to leave immediately. Taliban fighters sit over a vehicle on a street in Laghman province on August 15, 2021. (AFP) In his virtual presser,...
President Duterte on Monday, August 16, extended his “sincere condolences” to the government and people of Haiti, where a 7.2-magnitude earthquake has so far killed 1,297 people, though none of them are Filipinos. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (Malacañang photo) Presidential spokesman Harry...
Thee Bureau of Immigration (BI) has assured the thousands of returning Filipinos of continued and uninterrupted service at the country's International airports amid the persisting coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said that the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will not allow applicants to make amendments to their passport during their appointment due to "crooks" selling their appointment slots. (FILE PHOTO/JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) Locsin made the...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. lauded President Duterte's decision to extend the travel restrictions imposed on travelers from 10 countries until the end of the month, saying this was to curb coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in the country. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN Locsin made the...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has finally ended the "monopoly" of a private logistics provider following widespread complaint against delays and confusions that marred the delivery of passports to applicants. Philippine passport (R. Mabasa) “I finished off QRS. They’re dead and...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday confirmed that Hong Kong authorities will not honor the vaccination cards issued by the Philippines' local government units (LGUs) and the Department of Health’s Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ). Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. (DFA)...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will request the extradition of the 61-year-old American diplomat who was indicted in the United States for having sex with a Filipino minor while posted in Manila if Philippine authorities could determine that the offense committed is “extraditable.”...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday said the Philippine government will clarify with Hong Kong authorities certain rules concerning the lifting of the travel ban for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who wish to return to work in the former Crown Colony. Department of Foreign Affairs...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said there should be no discrimination against travelers who received Chinese-made coronavirus vaccines, saying it was the first brand to be made available. The country's vaccine stockpile reaches 30.9 million with the delivery of one million doses of...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. stressed that it was not hesitancy but the low global supply of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines that caused the Philippines to only vaccinate less than a quarter of its qualified population as of date. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (PCOO /...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has threatened to terminate the contract of QRS, the service provider handling the passport delivery, following mounting public complaints against delay in the delivery of passport to hundreds of applicants. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr....