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(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs announced that there were no Filipinos affected in the shooting incident at a Hong Kong park near to a busy shopping mall on Tuesday, June 26. The announcement came following the gun attack in Hong Kong that left two persons dead and two others wounded. The DFA in a Twitter post announced that no Filipino was hurt during the incident. “The Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines, through the Department of Foreign Affairs, scored Iceland and several other mostly European countries after a joint statement that criticized the Philippine human rights situation. The DFA , in a release, said these countries exhibited their “biased and unfounded criticism” of Manila’s human rights record. Foreign Affairs secretary Alan Peter Cayetano also pointed out that these countries seemed to have believed the line of several human rights critics who had […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs said it is monitoring the situation in Ethiopia after an explosion at a political rally in the capital Addis Ababa on Saturday that has reportedly left one dead and at least 154 injured. “The Philippine Embassy in Cairo is checking whether any of the 800 members of the Filipino Community were among those injured in the explosion,” said a DFA release. Ambassador to Cairo Leslie Baja, […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs opened an additional 100,000 passport application slots on Thursday, June 14. According to the DFA, 50,000 slots were made available past 12 noon today, while the other 50,000 will be made available at 9 p.m. The additional slots were opened following complaints the DFA website did not show available dates. Earlier in the day, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano launched the DFA’s Passport ePayment Portal in Market! […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), has expressed its condolences to Saudi Arabia after a missile strike killed three civilians in the southern city of Jizan on Saturday. “We express our condolences with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia over the unfortunate loss of lives in the missile strike in Jizan,” DFA Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said. Cayetano also expressed concern over the series of attacks being led by the […]
Palace says landing of Ilyushin II 76 in Davao was cleared (Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Monday, June 11, questioned the landing of a Chinese military aircraft in Davao City, saying “strict internationally accepted standard protocols” must be complied with beforehand. “For one, a request through proper diplomatic channels is made beforehand, and the same is forwarded to the defense department who will either approve or reject such request,” Lacson said. According to the senator,”if […]
(Eagle News) — Sisimulan na ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) sa Agosto ang kanilang e-Payment System. Ayon sa DFA, babayaran na ng advance kapag nagpa-appointment online ang full processing fee na 1,200 pesos para sa express processing at 950 pesos sa regular processing. May dagdag na 50 pesos naman para sa processing fee. Ang sistema ay maaari pa lamang magamit ng mga nagpapa-book ng kanilang pasaporte sa Metro Manila.
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs is monitoring the situation in Guatemala following the eruption of Volcán de Fuego. In a statement, the DFA said the Philippine Embassy situated in Mexico was in touch with leaders of the Filipino community to determine if any of the 200 Filipinos living and working in the Central American country needed assistance. The DFA said the Philippine Consulate in Guatemala also urged Filipinos to donate to help those […]
(Eagle News)~The Department of Foreign Affairs has extended its condolences to the kin of an Overseas Filipino Worker who was killed while defending two women who were being harassed in Slovakia. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of our kababayan Henry John Acorda,” Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said in a statement. “We mourn the loss of another of our own who by all accounts is a hero who came to the […]
(Eagle News)–Magdalo Party-list Rep. Gary Alejano on Saturday, June 2, hit back at Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano after the country’s top diplomat criticized the lawmaker for releasing information about Chinese coastguards harassing Filipino soldiers in Ayungin Shoal on May 11. “Instead of holding the aggressor for its actions, DFA Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano seems more infuriated that the Filipino people was informed of the harassment against our soldiers in Ayungin Shoal,” Alejano, a […]
(Eagle News)—Filipinos in Saudi Arabia have been told to prepare for tropical cyclone “Mekunu” that is expected to hit the western part of the kingdom over the weekend. The Philippine Consulate in Jeddah said Filipinos in Najran and the surrounding areas,in particular, should beware of torrential rains and flashfloods, a Department of Foreign Affairs statement said on Sunday, May 27. Based on the statement, Consul General Edgar Badajos said the Saudi weather agency has predicted […]
(Eagle News) — Two Filipino nurses were killed in a car accident in Australia on Friday, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs. The DFA, on Saturday, May 26, extended its condolences to the families of two Filipina nurses whose identities they did not disclose., but it said that the two nurses were on their way to an anniversary event of the group “El Shaddai.” “Our thoughts and prayers go to the loved ones of […]
