Tag: Department of Foreign Affairs

5 dayuhan na magsasagawa umano ng fact-finding mission, hinarang sa South Cotabato

LAKE SEBU, South Cotabato (Eagle News) – Hinarang ng mga otoridad ang isang grupo ng mga dayuhang aktibista sa Lake Sebu sa South Cotabato. Layon sana ng mga nasabing dayuhan–Julie Jamora, Dina Anderson, Jamy Drapeza, Adam Shaw, at Tawanda Chandiwanda—ang magsagawa ng fact-finding mission tungkol sa napabalitang massacre sa siyam na sibilyan sa nasabing bayan noong Disyembre nang nakaraang taon. Ayon kay South Cotabato Gov. Daisy Avance-Fuentes, nakasakay ang pawang mga miyembro  ng Gabriela Network […]

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Alvarez urges DFA to protest US intel report on Duterte

(Eagle News) — Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Wednesday urged the Department of Foreign Affairs to protest a United States intelligence group’s report that cited President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, among others, as a regional threat. “Kasi anong pakialam nila sa atin eh sila nga itong maraming kalokohan sa iba’t ibang bansa? Nanghihimasok sila e di naman sila kasali doon,” Alvarez said in a radio interview. Alvarez said the release of the report was indeed […]

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Halos 14,000 katao naserbisyuhan na ng ‘passport on wheels’ ng DFA

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Umabot na sa halos 14,000 ang naserbisyuhan sa unang isang buwan ng pagpapatupad ng passport on wheels program ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Ito ay mga residente ng walong lungsod at anim na munisipalidad sa bansa. Sa datos ng DFA, sa Metro Manila nakabisita na ang ‘passport on wheels’ sa Caloocan City, Marikina City, Maynila, Las Piñas City at Muntinlupa City. Habang sa mga lalawigan, ang ‘passport on wheels’ […]

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DFA: No Filipino casualty in Florida school shooting

(Eagle News) — There are no reported Filipino casualties in Wednesday’s school shooting in Florida that left 17 dead and several injured. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C. has not received any report of any Filipino being killed or injured in the incident at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. In a statement, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano condoled with the kin of the victims. “We are deeply saddened […]

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Palace announces appointments of special envoys to China, US, Australia

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday announced the appointments of special envoys to China, the United States and Australia. The reappointment papers of Wallie Lee, Carlos Chan,  Ferdinand Borja, Cheng Yong, William de Jesus Lima as special envoys to China were signed by President Rodrigo Duterte himself on January 3. The new term of office of Lee, Chan, Borja and Lima runs from January 1 to June 30, 2018. Yong will also serve for six […]

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Roque: President Duterte to visit at least four countries this year

So far included in the President’s foreign trips list are India, S. Korea, Australia and Israel, Roque says (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is slated to visit at least four other countries this year. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said these countries were  India, South Korea, Israel and Australia. “I think these are planned visits. So far it’s being discussed between the Department of Foreign Affairs and the countries that have invited the President,” Roque said. […]

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Foreign Affairs Secretary Cayetano: PHL not transferring embassy to Jerusalem

(Eagle News) —  Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday said that the Philippines was not transferring its embassy to Jerusalem. Cayetano made the pronouncement in a GMA7 interview, following a wire report that said that the Philippines was among countries considering making the move after United States President Donald Trump publicly recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Apart from the Philippines, the report, quoting an Israeli public radio station, said Romania and South Sudan were mulling […]

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PHL mulling moving embassy to Israel, sources say

Asian country among “at least ten countries” Israel is reportedly  “in contact with” for the possible transfer (Jerusalem, Undefined) — The Philippines is considering transferring its embassy to Jerusalem, public radio citing diplomatic sources said, after the United States recognized the city as Israel’s capital. Apart from the Philippines, Honduras, Romania and South Sudan are reportedly among states considering such a move. Deputy foreign minister Tzipi Hotovely said the four are among the “at least ten […]

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PHL expresses “serious concern” over missile attacks vs Saudi Arabia

(Eagle News) — The Philippines on Saturday expressed “serious concern” over the series of ballistic missile attacks against Saudi Arabia, including the recent launches that it said targeted populated areas of Riyadh. In a statement, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said “this puts innocent civilians, including many of our kababayans there, at serious risk.” Cayetano was referring to a ballistic missile fired by a Yemeni group and which was intercepted by Saudi Arabia on […]

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Advance payment para sa online appointment ng passport, ipatutupad sa 2018

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Simula sa susunod na taon, kinakailangan nang mag-paunang bayad ng mga passport applicants ng processing fee sa pamamagitan ng kanilang bank account kung mag o-online appointments para sa application o renewal. Sinabi ni Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, kinakailangang mag-isyu ang Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) ng guidelines para sa tinatawag na bank e-payment na mag-oobliga sa mga aplikante na magbayad muna kahit kalahati ng kanilang passport fee. Ang ganitong […]

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Amid Trump move to recognize Jerusalem as capital of Israel, DFA says PHL “has always supported policy of two states”

(Eagle News) — The Philippines does not support US President Donald Trump’s move to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. In a statement on Wednesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said the country “has always supported the policy of two states for two peoples as a long-term solution to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians…” The DFA said this was “consistent with our vote in favor of the Partition Plan for Palestine in […]

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Duterte designates ex-presidential spokesperson Abella as Foreign Affairs undersecretary

(Eagle News) — Ernesto Abella is now Foreign Affairs undersecretary. The appointment was made by President Rodrigo Duterte himself in a letter dated Oct. 27. The mild-mannered Abella was presidential spokesperson until he was replaced by then-Kabayan Rep. Harry Roque on Oct. 28. Roque, however, assumed his new post only on Nov. 6. Duterte had said removing Abella from the presidential spokesperson post was his “personal decision.”  

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