The Philippine government stands ready to assist and repatriate some 70 Filipinos from strife-torn Gaza who have expressed willingness to be repatriated amid the ongoing violence there between Hamas and the Israeli forces. (Screenshot from Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Facebook) Department of...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has not seen the need yet to impose Alert Level 4 status or mandatory repatriation of Filipinos in Israel. According to DFA Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega, the Alert Level 4 status is only “called when the country has broken down and the rule of law...
Travelers were advised to hold off their leisure trips to the Holy Land amid hostilities in the Gaza Strip. DFA Undersecretary Eduardo De Vega (Photo courtesy of PCO) While the Holy Land sites are not the areas in conflict, it is not normal to visit a country that is under a state of war,...
Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega on Tuesday, Oct. 10, reported that some 38 Filipinos living in Gaza have requested to be repatriated, while none of the estimated 30,500 Filipinos in Israel made the same request. (Screenshot from Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Facebook) In a...
Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega on Monday, Oct. 9, asserted that President Marcos has to go on four more foreign trips until the end of 2023 to represent the Philippines “at the highest level.” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos (Ali Vicoy/MANILA...
Photo taken by Diann Ivy Calucin / MANILA BULLETIN Controversial drag artist Amadeus Fernando Pagente or Pura Luka Vega was released from police custody on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 7, three days after his arrest. According to Manila police, the 33-year old drag artist was released from Sta. Cruz...
Ice Seguerra is not happy with the arrest of drag queen Pura Luka Vega recently. He deemed it a testament to how “archaic” Philippine laws are. Taking to Facebook, the singer-songwriter wrote, "Madaling magsampa ng kaso sa isang taong naka ‘offend’ ng religious beliefs nang karamihan but...
Drag artist Amadeus Fernando Pagente or Pura Luka Vega is now detained at the Manila Police District- Sta. Cruz Police Station (MPD-PS 8). (Photo taken by Diann Calucin/MANILA BULLETIN) Viral drag artist Amadeus Fernando Pagente or Pura Luka Vega said he still stands by his art amid his arrest....
Controversial drag queen Pura Luka Vega, real name Amadeus Fernando Pagente, is currently behind bars. He was arrested by authorities in his residence at Sta. Cruz, Manila on Wednesday by virtue of a warrant issued by Judge Czarina Villanueva of the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch...
Photo taken by Diann Calucin/ MANILA BULLETIN Drag artist Amadeus Fernando Pagente or Pura Luka Vega was arrested by operatives of the Manila Police District (MPD) in Sta. Cruz, Manila on Wednesday, Oct. 4. He was arrested by virtue of a warrant issued Judge Czarina Villanueva of Manila...
HANGZHOU, China – What good about Fil-Canadian swimmer Kayla Sanchez is that she’s humble and forthright. No alibis whatsoever. Kayla Sanchez (File photo) So when she failed in her first test after the Philippine 4x100m freestyle relay team finished a far fifth in the contest...
Filipinos in Libya and Morocco remain safe in the two African nations after separate calamities struck there that left tens of thousands of people dead. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega said that as of Friday, Sep. 15, there is no Filipino casualty from the...
