There are now 64 Filipinos being sheltered in the Philippine Embassy in Ankara after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake and aftershocks that rocked Turkiye and Syria last week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday, Feb. 13. Filipino evacuees in Ankara, Turkiye (Photo courtesy of the...
More than 50 Filipinos were evacuated to shelter in Ankara, Turkiye following the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake. Filipino evacuees in Ankara, Turkiye (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Embassy in Turkiye) Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza said 53 Filipinos, including their...
The US top diplomat in the Philippines is currently exploring President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. home province, Ilocos Norte, not only to discover Washington's potential programs there but also to see its wonders. In a series of Twitter posts that started on Feb. 7, Ambassador MaryKay...
The Philippine Embassy in Turkey on Thursday, Feb. 9, began its mission of bringing aid to affected Filipinos by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria earlier this week. Rescuers search for survivors in a collapsed building in the city of Gaziantep, close to the earthquake’s...
Several Filipinos are missing and their situation still undetermined after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Türkiye leveled residential buildings across 10 provinces and left thousands of people dead. Based on information relayed by Filipino community leaders there in separate interviews with...
Japan has lauded the Philippines for its "constructive response" when the latter deported on Tuesday two Japanese fugitives wanted for strings of robberies and fraud. The Japanese Embassy in Manila made the statement after its recent request to the Philippine government for the early deportation of...
The Philippine Embassy in Türkiye said it has been receiving calls from distressed Filipinos across the country after it was struck by a destructive magnitude 7.8 earthquake. In a statement on Tuesday night, it said will “act swiftly on all confirmed reports” amid the many “varying level of...
The US Embassy in Manila is now accepting applicants for its program that aims to personalize mentorship for Filipinos wanting to admit in American universities. The embassy said it is now inviting senior high school students, particularly those in Grade 11, to join the 2023 US Embassy College Prep...
Japan said concerns being raised by the Filipino "comfort women" have been addressed by its government, including recognition of the Imperial Japanese Army's atrocities and reparation claims. In a statement, the Japanese Embassy in Manila made remarks on the various calls made by the surviving...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto was one of the young leaders endorsed and selected by the Embassy of France to the Philippines and Micronesia to join the “Future Leaders Invitation Program” or “Programme d’invitation des personnalités d’avenir” (PIPA) in Paris, France last Jan. 21 to 28....
The Chinese Embassy in Manila has called out US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s visit and activities in the Philippines by saying such actions “escalate regional tension and undermine regional peace and stability.” In a statement, the embassy accused the US of continuing to “step up its...
Canada is seeing strengthened ties with the Philippines in the fields of defense, trade and investment, environment, climate change and human rights over the coming years. David Bruce Hartman, the new ambassador of Canada to the Philippines who replaced James Peter MacArthur, made the pronouncement...
