More than 40 Filipinos have so far evacuated Ukraine's capital Kyiv to the western city of Lviv and now awaiting repatriation, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. PH Ambassador to Warsaw Leah M. Basinang-Ruiz and officials from the Philippine Embassy in Warsaw welcome Filipino evacuees as...
The Philippine government, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), urged the international community to reaffirm its commitment to settle disputes peacefully amid Russia's ongoing military invasion of Ukraine. DFA (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "The Philippines calls on the international...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said 37 Filipinos in Ukraine are now being transported out of the country's capital, Kyiv, as part of the Philippine government's repatriation efforts following Russia's military invasion of the European country. AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN DFA Undersecretary for...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday, Feb. 24, appealed to Filipinos in Ukraine not to panic as it assured that repatriation efforts are currently ongoing amid an impending Russian invasion. A woman passes by the closed US embassy in Kyiv, on February 15, 2022. American citizens have...
The government's pandemic task force has approved the proposal to accept and recognize the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine certificates of eight countries as sufficient proof of vaccination for a number of purposes, including entry to the country. PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN Cabinet Secretary Karlo...
The Philippines is seeking the early conclusion of an effective Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea that would be inclusive and not put any nation at a disadvantage, Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin Jr. said. West Philippine Sea (FILE PHOTO FROM AFP) In his intervention during the...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said the Philippines has officially endorsed the official definition of "antisemitism" as prescribed by the Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (HRA) and reaffirmed its commitment to combat racial intolerance. (Photo from Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro...
Malacañang is expecting more livelihoods for Filipinos to be generated as approved foreign investments jumped in 2021 amid improving economic conditions despite the pandemic. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop, with the National Capital Region enjoying the benefits of easing of...
The government's pandemic task force has approved the proposal to accept the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine certificates of 15 countries as sufficient proof of vaccination for a number of purposes, including entry to the country. PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the...
The ASEAN foreign ministers meeting or AMM Retreat is attended in person by foreign ministers of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Laos, and online by foreign ministers of Brunei, Thailand and Vietnam. (Xinhua) PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Foreign ministers of the Association of...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año confirmed Wednesday, Feb. 16 that reports had reached him about the plan of Hamas, a Middle East based Islamic group, to establish a foothold in the country. In a message to reporters, Año said the revelation of the...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Wednesday said the government should consider giving COVID-19 vaccines to inbound foreign visitors to further boost the Philippine’s local tourism industry that is badly hit by the pandemic. Tolentino noted that many tourist hotspots across the globe have already...
