Tag: Department of Foreign Affairs

USec Enrique Manalo appointed as new acting DFA chief

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has already apppointed a new acting Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs, after the Commission on Appointment (CA) rejected the appointment of Perfecto Yasay Jr., as DFA secretary. Yasay’s replacement is Foreign Undersecretary Enrique Manalo, a career diplomat who rose from the ranks at the DFA. “Undersecretary Enrique Manalo has been designated and appointed as Acting Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs by President Rodrigo Duterte,” Presidential […]

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Commission on Appointments rejects Yasay’s appointment

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday, March 8, rejected the appointment of Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr., prompting one senator to say he should vacate his post immediately. Senator Panfilo Lacson, chair of the CA’s committee on foreign affairs, moved to reject Yasay’s appointment after all 15 members of the powerful panel voted in favor of such. Lacson said all members of the panel voted that way because Yasay […]

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More than 300,000 Filipinos possibly up for US deportation

(Eagle News) — The United States will enforce another law on every illegal immigrant in the United State subject to deportation. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, there are approximately 3.4 million Filipinos living in the US. In this number, around 310,000 are recorded undocumented.

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ASEAN determined to finalize COC on South China Sea

BORACAY, MALAY, AKLAN, February 21 (PIA6) — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is more determined to come up with a Code of Conduct (COC) on the South China Sea (SCS), according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). In a press briefing, DFA Undersecretary Enrique Manalo said that member-nations of the ASEAN have been united in coming up with a legally binding COC and the full implementation of the Declaration of Conduct (DOC) […]

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COMELEC’s iREHISTRO online system implementation held in abeyance

MANILA, Dec. 9 — The Department of Foreign Affairs, Overseas Voting Secretariat (DFA-OVS), announced Wednesday, 06 December 2016, that as per COMELEC, the implementation of iREHISTRO online application system for the resumption of registration / certification of qualified overseas Filipinos for purposes of the 2019 elections is held in abeyance until further notice as it is currently undergoing source code analysis by the Integrated Government Philippines (iGovPhil). The COMELEC Official Website is under the web hosting facility of the […]

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President Duterte asks DFA to monitor Filipinos after New Zealand quake

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte asked the Department of Foreign Affairs, especially the country’s embassy officials in Wellington, New Zealand, to closely monitor the status of Filipinos in the country after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit New Zealand. As of now, no Filipino was reported affected by the earthquake. President Duterte plans to make a stop-over in New Zealand on his way to Peru to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit.

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US remains steady, strong ally of the Phl, says US top diplomat

  (Eagle News)  — The United States top diplomat for Asia said that it was a mistake to think that improved relations between the Philippines and China would come at the expense of the US. US State Department assistant secretary of state for East Asia and Pacific affairs Daniel Russel  said the US also supported “direct dialogue” and negotiations between the Philippines and China as long as these are consistent with international law “We support […]

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DFA — No need to review EDCA

QUEZON City, Philippines – Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay said there is no need to further review the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). Yasay said the Supreme Court has already upheld the legality of EDCA, and should thus be respected. The EDCA is an agreement between the United States and the Philippines intended to bolster the U.S.–Philippine alliance. The agreement allows the United States to rotate troops into the Philippines for extended stays and allows the […]

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No Filipino involved in New Jersey train mishap

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs reported that no Filipino was injured or killed in the train accident in New Jersey station in the United States.  A woman was killed in the accident, while hundreds more were injured. https://youtu.be/4OrG5aCpzGE

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Senator Trillanes supported Senator De Lima’s resolution on UN probe on extra judicial killings

QUEZON City, Philippines – Senator Antonio Trillanes IV supported the resolution filed by Senator Leila De Lima regarding the invitation of special United Nations rapporteur to look into the alleged extra-judicial killings in the Philippines. Under Senate Resolution 153, Senator De Lima asked the Department of Foreign Affairs to invite UN special rapporteurs to investigate the alleged extra-judicial killings and summary executions. Senator Trillanes said that an independent and internationally organization should look into the […]

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DFA to explain delay in passport process

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that it will send its response to Senator Grace Poe’s request for explanation regarding the slow processing of passport. Poe earlier criticized the slow processing of passports. The DFA clarified that it will send its answer to the senator, not through media, but through official government channels.

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Highlights of President Duterte’s state visit in Indonesia

The international debut of the President at the ASEAN summit in Laos was described as very successful by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Although it had been clouded by controversy involving United States President Barack Obama, over harsh words said before he departed for the ASEAN summit, this had not marred the president’s resolve to lay down the Philippines’ position to the ASEAN community and its partners. On Friday night, the President arrived at […]

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