The Philippine government is set to send $200,000 in financial donations to the Syrian Arab Republic following the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Türkiye and Syria and killed over 55,000 people last month. In a Facebook post, the Presidential Communications Office said the donation would be...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo on Tuesday received his Malaysian counterpart, Zambry Abd Kadir, in an introductory courtesy call that transpired ahead of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's official visit to Manila. During their meeting, the two foreign affairs ministers noted the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, February 27, asked the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to broker updated security agreements with different countries that could help defend the Philippines from China’s continued aggression. “We have to exhaust all possible ways to defend the...
The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday, February 22, confirmed the nomination and ad interim appointment of 15 senior officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) including the country's ambassador to New Zealand. The CA confirmed Kira Azucena as Philippine ambassador to New...
The public can expect several deals to be signed between Filipino and Japanese businessmen as President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. ensures to court more foreign investors for the country, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate)...
The Philippines and Japan are set to sign seven agreements covering different areas of cooperation during President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s official working visit to Tokyo from Feb. 8 to 12, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is exerting its efforts to repatriate all Filipinos who crossed borders into various Southeast Asian nations to work as crypto scammers, including the 25-year-old Filipina who posed as a tourist going to Thailand. Ma. Teresita Daza, DFA spokesperson, said...
The Philippines is hosting a two-day dialogue with the US to discuss current challenges being faced by both countries and come up with ways to resolve them. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Department of National Defense (DND) are co-hosting the 10th Bilateral Strategic Dialogue...
An official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has called out a Ukrainian diplomat for telling members of the Philippine press that the government is not responding to Ukraine's request for a phone talk between President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Ukrainian President Volodymyr...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will tackle the issue of alleged deficiencies of Filipino seafarers during his trip to Brussels, Belgium, on Sunday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang Photo) DFA-Office of ASEAN Affairs...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is set to play an important role in the upcoming European Union-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (EU-ASEAN) Business Summit in Brussels, Belgium, next week as the Philippines is the country coordinator between the two blocs, the Department of Foreign...
The powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed today the appointments of three Cabinet members and 60 ranking Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) official led by former DFA Secretary Teodoro Lopez Locsin Jr. as Philippine Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain with concurrent...