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(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs is monitoring the situation in Guatemala following the eruption of Volcán de Fuego. In a statement, the DFA said the Philippine Embassy situated in Mexico was in touch with leaders of the Filipino community to determine if any of the 200 Filipinos living and working in the Central American country needed assistance. The DFA said the Philippine Consulate in Guatemala also urged Filipinos to donate to help those […]
(Eagle News)~The Department of Foreign Affairs has extended its condolences to the kin of an Overseas Filipino Worker who was killed while defending two women who were being harassed in Slovakia. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of our kababayan Henry John Acorda,” Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said in a statement. “We mourn the loss of another of our own who by all accounts is a hero who came to the […]
(Eagle News)–Magdalo Party-list Rep. Gary Alejano on Saturday, June 2, hit back at Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano after the country’s top diplomat criticized the lawmaker for releasing information about Chinese coastguards harassing Filipino soldiers in Ayungin Shoal on May 11. “Instead of holding the aggressor for its actions, DFA Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano seems more infuriated that the Filipino people was informed of the harassment against our soldiers in Ayungin Shoal,” Alejano, a […]
(Eagle News)—Filipinos in Saudi Arabia have been told to prepare for tropical cyclone “Mekunu” that is expected to hit the western part of the kingdom over the weekend. The Philippine Consulate in Jeddah said Filipinos in Najran and the surrounding areas,in particular, should beware of torrential rains and flashfloods, a Department of Foreign Affairs statement said on Sunday, May 27. Based on the statement, Consul General Edgar Badajos said the Saudi weather agency has predicted […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed the deaths of two Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in a fire accident in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, May 20, expressing the department’s sympathies to their families. Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday, May 21, identified the two fatalities as Jessie Alata Pacetes and Reynaldo Barroga Castro, heavy equipment drivers and operators. They were killed at a fire in the construction site for road work […]
(Eagle News) — Patuloy namang i-momonitor ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) ang anumang developments sa West Philippine Sea. Kasunod ito ng napaulat na paglapag ng China ng H-6K bomber aircraft sa man-made islands sa pinag-aagawang teritoryo. Pero ayon sa DFA, hindi isasa-publiko ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas ang bawat hakbang na gagawin kaugnay sa diplomatic row. “While appropriate language, whether expressions of condemnation or concern, over certain developments are clearly conveyed through diplomatic channels, it […]
(Eagle News)—-The Department of Foreign Affairs on Monday, May 21, said it was “taking the appropriate diplomatic action necessary to protect our claims and will continue to do so in the future.” The DFA issued the statement following reports of China’s aggressive militarization in the South China Sea, with the recent deployment of bombers allegedly on Woody Island, which is also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan. “While appropriate language, whether expressions of condemnation or concern, […]
(Eagle News) — No Filipino was hurt in the knife attack in Paris, France on Saturday, May 12, that led to the death of one person. This is according to the Department of Foreign Affairs that issued a statement on Monday, May 14. “Ambassador [Theresa] Lazaro said the Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack but has not provided evidence to support its claim,” the DFA said. Naturalized Frenchman Khamzat Azimov carried out the […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines and Kuwait have signed the memorandum of agreement on the protection of Overseas Filipino Workers in the Middle Eastern country. This was revealed by the Department of Foreign Affairs in a statement on Friday, May 11. It was Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano and his Kuwaiti counterpart who signed the agreement which, among others, granted OFWs at least one day-off, and stipulated that their passports would no longer be confiscated by […]
Roque says Cayetano “still enjoys trust, confidence” of President Duterte (Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, May 3, said there was no need for Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano to resign. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Cayetano, after all, “still enjoys the trust and confidence” of President Rodrigo Duterte. He said it should be Cayetano who should address the calls for resignation. “(But) as far as the Palace is concerned, there is no […]
(Eagle News) – Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday, May 2, dismissed calls for him to resign, saying they were only part of “politics.” “So the calls are normal, you know — politics — but I think kayo na mag- in this last year whether we stepped up or we’ve slacked off in taking care of concerns of our OFWs,” Cayetano told reporters after welcoming at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Philippine Ambassador to Kuwait […]
Also seek “thorough review” of RA 8042, bilateral pacts between PHL, Middle Eastern countries (Eagle News) — Two lawmakers from the Gabriela Women’s Party-list on Thursday, April 26, urged a House of Representatives panel to conduct an inquiry into the reported abuses against household service workers in the Middle East. Resolution No. 1830 that also seeks a “thorough review” of Republic Act No. 8042 or the Household Workers Policy Reform Package, and of bilateral agreements […]
