Consular services of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in select areas were halted on Monday, Nov. 10, due to the onslaught of Super Typhoon Uwan. The United States Embassy in Manila also announced that all visa appointments and consular operations in Cebu on the same day had been canceled...
The Philippines has expressed its gratitude to the international community for the outpouring of humanitarian support following the devastation caused by Typhoon Tino across Cebu and parts of Central Philippines. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the government...
Timor Leste will deploy 120 engineers and firefighters to assist in the cleaning and rehabilitation efforts of the Philippines after the devastating onslaught of Typhoon Tino. This was disclosed by Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday, Nov. 7, as it thanked the foreign country for its...
Filipino seafarers ' concerns after being deported from the United States will be "carefully looked into," the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. The DFA made the assurance in a statement on Wednesday, Nov. 5. "The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) assured a group of Filipino...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) assured the families of the 14 Filipinos rescued from a scam hub in Myanmar that the Philippines government is exerting “all efforts” for their safe return to the country. DFA spokesperson Angelica Escalona said in a text message to reporters on Thursday,...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Wednesday, Oct. 29, that there are no reports yet of Filipino casualties in Jamaica after it was battered by Hurricane Melissa, now a Category 5 storm. “As of 29 October 2025, 5:00 a.m. Philippine time, no casualties or injuries among Filipino...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said 222 Filipinos who were victims of human trafficking in Myanmar have asked to be repatriated after they were found in scam hub compounds early last week. In a statement on Sunday, Oct. 26, the DFA said that it is now working closely with the Philippine...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro is leading the all-women delegation from the agency to join President Marcos during the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Summits in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The DFA chief arrived on Thursday, Oct....
The Philippines and Timor-Leste have will pursue legal cooperation and political consultations in a bid to strengthen their bilateral ties amid the latter’s full membership to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro said...
Committing to provide “capacity building assistance” to Timor-Leste, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro underscored how the country’s full membership to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will strengthen regional development. “First of all, I...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro and Timor-Leste Foreign Minister Bendito dos Santos Freitas will hold a bilateral meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 22, ahead of Timor-Leste’s full membership to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) next week. Freitas and his...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) rejected the allegations by Navotas City Rep. Toby Tiangco that it is lawyering for resigned Ako Bicol Partylist Rep. Elizaldy Co by not cancelling his passport amid the lawmaker’s involvement in the multi-billion-peso flood control corruption scandal. In a...
