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(Eagle News)– Foreign affairs secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. announced on Tuesday the suspension of issuing hajj passports due to the incident of 177 Indonesians who used Philippine passports but intercepted by immigration personnel on August 19. Yasay also expressed his willingness to end the issuance of hajj passports since there are proposals in Congress to extend the validity of passports from five years to ten years. “I have issued an order for the immediate suspension […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will meet with the ambassador of China in order to express to the government of China the deep misgivings of the Philippine government regarding the illegal drugs crisis in the country, particularly the supply of illegal drugs coming from China. According to Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa, China expressed that is open to the suggestion of conducting joint […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte took his first step for his first foreign trips by acquiring his diplomatic passport. A mobile registration booth was set up by the Department of Foreign Affairs at his study room in Malacañang on Tuesday. Duterte is scheduled to visit Brunei in September 4, then head to Laos for the ASEAN Summit on September 6, and end his trip in Indonesia on September 8.
Eagle News – Ayon sa Philippine embassy sa Riyadh, nakikiramay sila sa mga naulilang pamilya ng mga biktima kung saan isa rito ay napag-alamang buntis. Kinilala ang mga namatay na sina Sahara Mapandi, 46, RemaMapandi, walang taong gulang, Ryan Mapandi, pitong taong gulang, Dodio Guiamat, Karen Anne Guiamat, 31 at Aneeka Guiamat, 1 year and 3 months old. Si Karen Anne ay apat na buwang buntis at nagtatrabaho bilang nurse sa Riyadh Military Hospital. Una ng inihayag ni ACTS-OFW partlist Rep. John Bertiz na tulog […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The government guaranteed that the new high-security passports to be issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will remain on its current price of Php 950 despite being upgraded to the standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization except for the encoding of retinal print. Other than the tighter security features, the new passports also feature the distinct regional cultures of the Philippines in its pages. (Eagle News Service Described […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — With the embassy of the United States of America expressing alarm regarding the large number of illegal drug-related killings, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) assured the US that the government supports the rule of law and that the Duterte administration does not sanction vigilante killings.
QUEZON CITY, Aug. 12 (PIA) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is participating in “Operation Bring Them Home: Special Mission for Stranded Overseas Filipinos (OFWs) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The Mission’s overall objective is to bring home stranded/overstaying OFWs in crisis in the KSA. It will be conducted together with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), and the Department of Health. It […]
PASAY City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ilulunsad na ang E-passport booklet sa susunod na buwan. Ayon ito sa APO Production Unit, ang partner agency ng Department of Foreign Affairs sa paggawa ng passport. Sinabi ng pamunuan ng APO Manufacturing na magde-deliver sila ng personalized e-passport sa DFA sa pamamagitan ng bagong e-passport system. Ilan sa mga napaghusay sa ilalim ng bagong sistema ang pag-ikli ng proseso ng passport mula 14 na araw sa 10 araw […]
MANILA, Philippines (PIA) July 25 — The Department of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on the Munich shooting. The statement was posted at the DFA website on July 24. “The Philippines offers its sincerest condolences and prayers to a grieving nation and to the family and friends of the victims of the shooting in Munich. The Philippine Government, through the Philippine Embassy in Berlin, is coordinating with German authorities and monitoring the situation closely. The […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippines is set to raise the issue of the historic ruling on the South China Sea or West Philippine Sea maritime dispute at the Asia-Europe Summit, known as ASEM, in Mongolia. Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay will attend the said summit which begins tomorrow, July 15. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs Said Secretary Yasay will discuss within the context of ASEM’s agenda the Philippines’ peaceful and […]
Nakaranas umano ng pambubugbog ang tatlong mangingisdang Pilipino mula sa mga Malaysian Navy habang sila ay nangingisda sa Rizal Reef na bahagi ng West Philippines Sea. Kinilala ang tatlong mangingisda na sina Teody Baisa, Nelson Flamiano at Arlon Sandro na residente ng Subic Zambales at Mariveles Bataan. Humarap sila kay Subic Mayor, Jeffey Konghun at ipinakita nila ang mga tinamong sugat bunga ng pananakit sa kanila ng Malasiyan Authority. Pinagbantaan pa umano sila nito sa pamamagitan ng isang sulat na huwag na […]
Tinanggap na ni dating Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Perfecto Yasay Jr. Ang alok ni president-elect Rodrigo Duterte na maging acting secretary ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Si Yasay ay Tubong Kidapawan City, North Cotabato at kabilang sa mga unang batch na pinangalanan ni Duterte para magsilbi bilang gabinete sa kaniyang administrasyon. Si yasay ay isa ring abugado at nagtapos sa University of the Philippines. Nagkaroon din ng papel si Yasay sa naging impeachment […]
