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The European Union Delegation issues the following statement in agreement with the EU Heads of Mission in the Philippines: The EU Delegation wishes to congratulate the Philippine Government, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the Commission on Elections for the generally peaceful conduct of the Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite on 21 January 2019 before the second phase to be held on 6 February 2019. The creation of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao is […]
(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 […]
(Eagle News)–Because of overstaying and human trafficking concerns, Filipinos may no longer seek employment in the United States with temporary visas for foreign agricultural and non-agricultural workers between January 19, 2019 to January 18, 2020. This is according to a Department of Homeland Security notice posted in the Federal Register. According to the notice, the Philippines has a “high” overstay rate of holders of the H2-B visa or the visa issued to foreign workers who perform […]
(Eagle News) — Forty-eight percent of Filipinos believe President Rodrigo Duterte will fulfill most if not all of his promises, a Social Weather Stations survey said. According to the Fourth Quarter 2018 survey done from December 16 to 19, 2018, of the 48 percent, 13% said Duterte can fulfill “all or nearly all” his promises, and 35% said he can fulfill “most” of his promises. Expectation that Duterte can fulfill “all or nearly all” of his […]
(Eagle News)—A newlywed Filipino couple drowned while snorkelling during their honeymoon in the Maldives, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Monday, Jan. 14. The DFA did not identify the victims, but said the 29-year-old wife and her 30-year-old husband were guests at a resort in Dhiffushi island when the incident took place. The two are from Laguna and had gotten married on Dec. 18. “Both were rescued by resort workers but were pronounced dead […]
(Eagle News)–No Filipinos were hurt after a car rammed against a crowd celebrating the New Year in Tokyo, Japan. The Department of Foreign Affairs said there were no Filipinos among the nine who were injured in the attack on Takeshita St. in Harajuku. The DFA said this was based on a report from the Philippine embassy in Tokyo. Authorities have the driver, Kazuhiro Kusakabe, whom they said acted with “intent to murder.”
(Eagle News)—Ninety two percent of Filipinos are entering 2019 with hope, a Social Weather Stations survey said. According to the SWS, this is 4 points below the record-high 96% in 2017, and the same as the 92% in 2008, 2012, and 2015. The SWS said 8% will enter the New Year with fear, up by 4 points from 4% in 2017. According to the SWS, the 4-point decline in the overall New Year hope from […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs said that no Filipino was reported affected by the eruption of Mount Etna and the more than 100 seismic quakes recorded in Sicily, Italy. DFA Assistant Secretary Elmer Cato said that as of 11:45 p.m.of December 25, the DFA has not received any report of Filipinos who were affected by the quakes following Etna’s eruption. The department continues to monitor the situation in Italy, where there are […]
(Eagle News)–No Filipinos were killed in a recent train crash in Turkey, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. In a statement, the DFA also expressed its condolences to the families of the seven killed in the incident in Ankara on Thursday, Dec. 13. More than 40–or 46–were injured in the train crash. In a televised address, Ankara Governor Vasip Sahin said that the train was on its way to Turkey’s central province of Konya when the […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has issued an advisory to Filipinos in France, including residents and those visiting the European country, to be extra cautious because of ongoing protests in the French capital over a planned fuel hike due to environmental taxes. Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Elmer Cato said Filipinos should avoid going to the Champs-Elysées, Arc de Triomphe, Louvre, Tuileries, Place Vendome, Avenue Friedland, Avenue Kléber, and other parts […]
(Eagle News) — Forty-one percent of Filipinos are Internet users, a recent Social Weather Stations survey said. According to the Third Quarter 2018 Social Weather Survey done via interviews from September 15 to 23, the 41 percent is a one percent increase from the figure recorded in June. The survey found that the proportion of Internet users increased by 4 points in Metro Manila, from 60% in June 2018. Internet use also increased by 5 points […]
There are Filipino illegal workers in China, too, Duterte says (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Nov. 27, urged a careful approach to the issue of Chinese illegal workers in the country. Speaking to reporters in Bohol, Duterte noted that while the illegal workers should be deported, there were also “so many thousands of Filipinos working there or went inside China as tourists and working there.” He noted that the same was true […]
