Tag: Department of Foreign Affairs

Japan Foreign Minister Taro Kono to visit PHL

(Eagle News) — Japan Foreign Minister Taro Kono will visit the Philippines this month. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Kono will undertake the official visit from Feb. 9 to 11, upon the invitation of Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. According to the DFA, on Feb. 10, Locsin will hold bilateral discussions with Kono on “areas of mutual interest, including political, economic and people-to-people engagement, especially Japan’s support for infrastructure development […]

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DFA: Two Filipinos killed in Paris fire

(Eagle News) — Two Filipinos were among those killed in a fire that razed an apartment building in Paris, France on Tuesday, Feb. 5. The Department of Foreign Affairs made the announcement after receiving confirmation from the Crisis Center of the Paris Prefecture that the couple were among ten killed in the blaze on Rue Erlanger at the 16th Arrondissement of the city. Earlier, the embassy had already been assisting the couple’s daughter, who had […]

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Palace condoles with kin of Filipina executed in Saudi Arabia

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Thursday, Jan. 31, expressed condolences to the family of the Filipino maid who was executed for murder in Saudi Arabia. “I would like to express our condolences to the bereaved family of the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who has been executed,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. Panelo issued the statement hours after the Department of Foreign Affairs announced the 39-year-old, who has not been identified, was meted out the sentence by […]

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DFA: Filipina found guilty of murder executed in Saudi Arabia

(Eagle News) — A Filipina domestic helper who was found guilty of murder was executed in Saudi Arabia, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday, Jan. 31. Ambassador Adnan Alonto told the DFA main office the sentence was carried out against the 39-year-old on Tuesday, Jan. 22. Alonto said the embassy provided her with a lawyer to assist her in all stages of her trial, sent representatives to visit her, and provided her family […]

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Filipinos in Libya told to exercise caution amid spate of attacks

(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs has urged Filipinos in Libya to exercise caution when they travel following the spate of attacks there. The DFA issued the advisory even as it announced that tensions from the recent clashes in Tripoli had disappeared, and that the situation had returned to normal. The agency said no Filipinos were affected in the latest clashes. “But anywhere when clashes take place, there is always the danger to […]

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De Lima calls for probe into “passport data breach” at DFA

(Eagle News)—-Senator Leila de Lima has called for a probe into the “passport data breach” at the Department of Foreign Affairs. “The right to privacy is a fundamental human right and is central to the protection of human dignity. Privacy and protection of personal data must be safeguarded and guaranteed by no less than the state itself,” she said in filing Senate Resolution No. 988. According to De Lima,  the DFA “failed to immediately implement appropriate measures […]

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DFA asks Filipinos in Tripoli, Libya to be vigilant after renewed military clashes

(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has asked some 1,800 Filipinos living in Tripoli, Libya to take necessary precautions after renewed military clashes in the southern Tripoli district of Qasir Ben Ghasnir which have killed at least 10 people. Philippine Ambassador to Tripoli, “Filipinos in the Qasir Ben Ghashir, Wadi Al Rabea, Tariq Matar, Esbea and adjoining districts in Tripoli are advised to move to safer areas far from the scene of […]

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Three Filipinas nabbed in Thailand for raising funds allegedly for children’s charity — DFA

(Eagle News) — Three Filipinas were arrested in Thailand for raising funds allegedly for a children’s charity, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. In a statement, the DFA, without naming names, said the women, who claimed to represent the Children’s Joy Foundation, were nabbed in front of a restaurant in Phettrakul in Bang Lamung district in Pattaya. “Ambassador to Thailand Mary Jo Aragon said the Philippine Embassy in Bangkok has already reached out to the […]

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DFA: Another Filipino drowns in New Zealand

(Eagle News)—Another Filipino drowned in New Zealand, the second such incident in days, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday, Jan. 17. In a statement, the Philippine Embassy in Wellington said the victim, a 20-year-old, drowned in Whanganui River, 150 kilometers northwest of Wellington on Wednesday, Jan. 16. His body was recovered the day after. According to the DFA, last week, student Kent Espinosa, also drowned. In October, the DFA said another Filipino also drowned […]

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Trillanes to Locsin: Stay away from social media and focus on the job

(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV urged Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. to stay away from social media and to focus first on his job as the country’s top diplomat. Trillanes gave the “unsolicited advice” after Locsin said the Department of Foreign Affairs former passport maker, Oberthur Technologies, made away with passport applicants’ data, then later clarified the data was merely “made inaccessible.” The National Privacy Commission has, however, launched a probe into […]

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17 Filipino seafarers rescued from burning ship off Nova Scotia now in Halifax

(Eagle News) — All 17 Filipino seafarers who were rescued from a burning ship off Nova Scotia have arrived safely in Halifax, the Philippine Embassy in Canada reported. In a Facebook post, Halifax vice consul Elizabeth Eustaquio-Domondon said the seafarers were “in high spirits” and were being assisted by their fleet manager in their return to the Philippines. She said members of the Filipino community have also met with the seafarers and provided them with food and […]

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DFA: Gov’t exerting best efforts to bring home seven Filipino seafarers detained in Libya

(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs assured the families of the seven Filipino seafarers who were detained in Libya that it was exerting best efforts to bring them home. In a statement, the DFA said Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. already held a meeting “with the Libyan official on the sides of the Global Compact for Migration meeting in Morocco last month.” “The Secretary reiterated his request to Libyan Embassy Chargé d’Affaires […]

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