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MANILA, Philippines, August 4 (Eagle News) — Pinagpapaliwanag ng isang mambabatas ang Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) sa nabunyag na multi-milyong pisong sahod ng ilan nitong mga opisyal na natanggap noong isang taon. Ito ay sa kabila ng paulit-ulit na paggigiit ng DFA na kapos sila sa budget para ayudahan ang mga Overseas Filipino Worker (OFWs) na nasa ibang bansa. Binatikos ni Gabriela Partylist Rep. Luz Ilagan ang DFA sa pagbibigay sa labintatlo nilang Ambassadors […]
MANILA, July 23 — Twelve Filipino women have been rescued from a human trafficking syndicate who brought them to Manado, Indonesia en route to certain jobs in the Middle East, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported Wednesday. Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs Jesus I. Yabes led a consular team to Manado to look into the situation of the rescued Filipino women who are temporarily being accommodated at the Immigration Detention Center in Manado, North […]
PASAY CITY, July 9—The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) advises the public not to fall to the modus operandi of drug syndicates, describing also the profile of recruiters working for them and their victims. The information on the modus operandi of drug syndicates is based on the report from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). “We call for personal vigilance and responsibility on the part of Filipinos who travel abroad. We remind our kababayans that the laws imposed by host countries […]
MANILA, Philippines, June 24 (Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will publish comics as part of its educational campaign regarding the West Philippine issue with China. Said comics will be published in Filipino, English, Cebuano and Ilocano. The DFA believes that with the use of said comics, the public will better comprehend the territorial dispute with China. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs launches a short film documentary which is part of the said department’s information drive regarding the West Philippine Sea. The said department added that the information campaign is not meant to increase tensions between China and the Philippines. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Dexter Magno, Vince Alvin Villarin)
MANILA, Philippines, June 8 (Eagle News) — According to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), there is no travel ban to South Korea despite reports of occurrence of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in said country. The DFA is waiting for the announcement from the World Health Organization (WHO). (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/rMgrya5w8RY
MANILA, May 29 – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), particularly the Philippine Embassy in Abuja warns the public, overseas Filipinos workers (OFWs) in Nigeria, and kababayans of a reported scam in Accra, Ghana which operates through telephone lines or social networking sites in the Philippines to steal money from unsuspecting individuals. The Philippine Embassy obtained information that certain Ghanaian perpetrators recruited a group of Ghanaian nationals to travel to the Philippines to process their Australian visas to work […]
MAY 14 — In a speech that he made in the United States (US) capital, the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Albert Del Rosario asked for the help of the country’s long-time ally on the matter of Chinese reclamation in the West Philippine Sea. (Washington DC, United States of America) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, May 14 (Eagle News) — In a show of respect, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) placed its flags on half-mast in honor of the former Philippine Ambassador to Pakistan Domingo Lucenario Jr., who died in a helicopter crash. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MAY 1 (Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that the Philippine government may seek another clemency for Mary Jane Veloso, this was after a temporary reprieve from death sentence was granted to her by the Indonesian government. According to DFA Spokesperson Charles Jose, the Philippines could seek for another clemency once they identified and convicted the culprits behind the drug smuggling attempt to bring it in Indonesia by using Veloso. (Eagle […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — According to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) remains a threat to the security of the Philippines through various movements in Mindanao that support the said terrorist group. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, April 23 (PIA) — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) warns the public of a possible scam using professional social networking sites to steal money from unsuspecting individuals. The Philippine Embassy in Abu Dhabi obtained information that some Filipino nationals received messages sent through certain professional social networking sites regarding a compensation package from an organization called “Middle East Compensation Package”. The recipients were instructed to make arrangements with the paying bank for the release of […]
