The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), in coordination with the Pasay City local government, conducted "Passport on Wheels" on Monday (April 11) at the Cuneta Astrodome. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the mobile passport renewal/application program is open to all residents who wish to apply or...
State economic managers have lauded Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon for his major contribution in the passage of three key economic reform laws that are seen to hasten the country’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. In a letter signed by Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez, Trade...
The Philippines and Japan held the inaugural Japan-Philippines Foreign and Defense Ministerial Meeting or "2+2," which both sides described as a "fitting next step to lay the foundations for the second decade of the bilateral Strategic Partnership." Photos from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of...
Travelers entering the Philippines will now be allowed to use rapid antigen tests as an entry requirement instead as long as they are performed by healthcare professionals from the country of origin, Malacañang announced. PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN Communications Secretary Martin Andanar made...
The Philippines and Japan are expected to reaffirm their decades-long strategic partnership during the inaugural Foreign and Defense Ministerial Meeting in Tokyo on April 9. DFA (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The inaugural meet, which is also dubbed 2+2, was agreed by President Duterte and Japanese...
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the Philippines has always been a priority in China's neighborhood diplomacy as he reiterated his country's commitment to speeding up the construction of key infrastructure projects in the Philippines. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro...
Ending Women’s Month and celebrating the golden jubilee of PH-Bangladesh relations NIGHT LIGHTS An evening in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh On Monday, March 28, Bangladesh and the Philippines celebrated 50 years of diplomatic relations. It was also a celebration of the golden jubilee of...
The Philippines has received 200 tons of rice from the Vietnamese government for the communities hard-hit by Typhoon Odette late last year, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Philippine Ambassador to Vietnam Meynardo LB. Montealegre with H.E. Nguyen Ming Hang, Assistant to the Foreign...
A Lacson administration will not allow outside investors to exploit Republic Act 11647, or the amended Foreign Investments Act (FIA) of 1991, at the expense of local business owners belonging to the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector. Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo ‘Ping’...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has called on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to address the apparent misinformatioin that have recently caused the influx of passport applicants and apostille services that flocked and lined up at the Aseana Business Park office in Parañaque City. Gatchalian...
Malacañang on Tuesday, March 29, reiterated the Philippines' full sovereignty in Scarborough Shoal despite the claim of Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Wang Wenbin that it is China's "inherent territory." A China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel with bow number 3305 sails dangerously close to...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) is pushing for the integration of services of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for Apostille appointments to address the long queues at DFA offices. 74670 ARTA Director-General Jeremiah Belgica said this...
