The Philippines made a pledge to contribute US$200,000 or about P10 million to the Central Emergency Relief Fund (CERF), a humanitarian fund for people in emergency situations. (Photo courtesy of the DFA) Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. announced the country's...
An employee of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) was arrested by the police in a drug buy-bust operation in Taguig on Tuesday, Dec. 7. The Taguig police’s Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) conducted the sting operation in Sta. Teresa Compound in North Daang Hari, Taguig at about 10:30 p.m....
A Filipino ambassador has been elected as President of the 32nd Assembly of International Maritime Organization (IMO), an organization with 174 member states, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday, Dec. 7. (Photo courtesy of the DFA) Philippine Ambassador and Permanent Representative...
Pilots of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) recently started their S-70i Black Hawk flight simulator training in Brunei to acquire key practices in handling the country's new helicopters . (Photo courtesy of the Brunei Philippine Embassy) The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday, Dec. 6,...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has openly sent a stern message to other developing countries that the Philippines "will not forgive" any maltreatment of its people, including the non-inclusion of Filipinos in their respective pandemic responses. DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (Photo...
The Pasay City government, in coordination with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), rolled out its Passport on Wheels beginning Saturday (Dec. 4) until Dec. 8. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the project is open to all Pasay City residents who wish to apply for or renew their passport. Rubiano...
Eight more Filipino seafarers stranded for seven months in China were finally sent back home. (Photo courtesy of DFA Undersecretary Sarah Lou Arriola) The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the seafarers arrived in the Philippines on Sunday, Dec. 5, three days after the arrival of six of...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. slammed the west over its supposed "monopoly" of good governance, saying the Philippines acknowledges that while there are many ways to govern countries, one sure way to treat people is with decency. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr....
Photo from Philippine Space Agency Those who are interested in space might want to check out the virtual e-book launch of the lectures and speeches delivered during the International Space Cooperation and Philippines webinar. The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA), in partnership with the Department...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has opened the Philippine ePassport Renewal Center in Los Angeles (LA PaRC) in California, the first such facility in North America as a testament to the government's commitment to providing easier service to Filipinos worldwide. Foreign Affairs...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has questioned the inclusion of Italy in the Philippines' red list amid the emergence of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (PCOO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Locsin hit the...
Close to 60 stranded overseas Filipinos in the Kingdom of Bahrain were recently sent back home, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday, Dec. 1. (Photo courtesy of the DFA) Five wards of the shelter of the Philippine Embassy in the foreign country, 10 Filipino detainees, and a...
