Some 700 Filipinos are still awaiting repatriation from Lebanon amid the escalating tensions there between Hezbollah and Israel, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Sunday, Aug. 18. People gather near a destroyed building that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in the southern suburbs of...
DFA Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega (Contributed photo) The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is verfying reports that two Filipinos in flood-stricken Dubai died after getting electrocuted in the water. "Our consulate is checking with the...
There are no recommendations yet by the Philippine embassies in Israel and Iran to raise the alert level there following the missile attack launched by Iran against Israel over the weekend, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Tuesday, April 16. Israeli Iron Dome air defense...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) believes that the four Filipino crewmen of Portuguese-flagged container ship MSC Aries will soon be released by the Iranian government. DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs Eduardo de Vega said during the Bagong Pilipinas briefing that the...
There were no Filipinos killed or injured in the terror attack that happened in a Moscow-area concert venue that has so far left at least 60 dead. Emergency services vehicles are seen outside the burning Crocus City Hall concert hall following the shooting incident in Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow,...
The Philippine government "takes care" of all Filipinos abroad, regardless of their gender identity, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo De Vega said. De Vega made the statement in a Palace briefing on Tuesday, March 12, where he mentioned a recent issue involving Filipino transgender...
The Department of Foreign Affairs’ (DFA) Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs (DFA-OUMWA) will officially be renamed Office of the Undersecretary for Migration Affairs to focus on policy and non-migrant workers affairs, and end its overlapping mandate with the Department of...
The Philippines is expecting that Germany would provide Filipino seafarers the highest protection following the Houthi attack in the Gulf of Aden last week. DFA Undersecretary Eduardo De Vega (Photo courtesy of PCO) Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo De Vega said this on Tuesday, March 12, as...
While the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) respects the decision of President Marcos to delay the signing of Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers, it hopes that the bill will be enacted "right away." DFA Undersecretary Eduardo De Vega (Photo courtesy of PCO) "Any law which will improve the lot of...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) revealed on Monday, March 11, that the two Filipinos rearrested over the death of an elderly Japanese couple in January could face double murder charges, depending on the results of the investigation. Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo De Vega...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Monday, March 11, that the Philippine Embassy in Cairo had already given $1,000 each as financial aid for the 11 Filipino crew of a Houthi-attacked ship. DFA (File Photo/MANILA BULLETIN) The Filipinos, including one with minor...
Nine Filipino seafarers from an oil tanker seized by Iran’s Navy arrived in the Philippines on Sunday, March 10, while two more are expected to arrive within this week. A map showing the region around the Gulf of Oman where the oil tanker St. Nikolas was seized by the Iranian Navy. (Kevin...
