There is a new design of plate numbers for foreign diplomats and other members of diplomatic missions in the Philippines. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday it partnered with the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in launching a new format for diplomats' plate numbers "for a more...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo believes that "the success of the Philippines is the success of the United Nations (UN)." In his remarks during the UN Day last week, Manalo believed that the country's contributions to the 193-member organization not only enabled it "to...
A ranking congressman is pursuing a new retroactive retirement plan for the country’s foreign service officers in an effort to upgrade their pensions when they reach old age or suffer some other disability. 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (Facebook) House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list...
The Philippines is seeking an explanation from China why its coast guard allegedly forcefully took from the Philippine Navy a rocket wreckage it retrieved on the waters off the Pag-asa Island. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo said Thursday the country sent China a note...
China has denied reports that its coast guard forcibly took from the Philippine Navy an unidentified object off the Pag-asa Island. In a statement on Monday night, the Chinese Embassy in Manila said China’s coast guard took the object, which turned out to be the wreckage of a rocket launched by...
The Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday it is aware of an incident wherein the Chinese Coast Guard reportedly blocked and forcefully retrieved from the Philippine Navy an unidentified floating object it discovered off the Pag-asa Island. DFA spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza said the agency is...
United States Vice President Kamala Harris' visit to the Philippines will pave the way for closer bilateral relations, and would build on the talks between US President Joe Biden and President Marcos Jr. in New York last September, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday. In a...
An international bazaar to be participated by at least 41 countries will be organized at the World Trade Center starting Sunday, Nov. 20. The International Bazaar Foundation, Inc. (IBF) partnered with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the Diplomatic and Consular Corps of the Philippines, and...
No Filipino has so far been reported among the casualties from an explosion incident in Istanbul, Turkey that killed six people, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Members of the forensic team of the crime scene investigation police (C) work as Turkish policemen secure the area after a...
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong is set to visit the Philippines next week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong (Photo from Penny Wong - Senator for SA Facebook Page) Wong will be in the country from Nov. 14 to 15. "The Honorable Senator...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Friday, September 30 approved the proposed 2023 P20.304 billion budget of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in the amount of P20.304-billion. The approval followed a four-hour briefing, and a question and answer routine between senators and DFA...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo, the country's top diplomat, vowed to pursue the Philippine interest before the international community as his appointment as the department's chief got the Commission on Appointments' (CA) approval on Wednesday. In a Twitter post,...
