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Tinanggal na ambassador aapela sa korte, nais makuha ang pensiyon

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Posted at Mar 04 07:18 PM

Aapela sa korte ang dating ambassador sa Brazil na sinibak dahil sa panggugulpi sa kaniyang Pinay helper. Read more »

Ex-PH envoy to Brazil to seek CA review of dismissal

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Posted at Mar 04 01:45 PM

The country's former ambassador to Brazil caught maltreating her helper said Thursday she would ask the Court of Appeals to review the administrative proceeding conducted by the foreign ministry that led to her dismissal. Read more »

After 6 years, remains of Filipino workers kidnapped, killed in Libya finally found

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Updated as of Mar 04 08:42 AM

The remains of four Filipino oil workers kidnapped and killed by the Islamic State (ISIS) in Libya in 2015 have been located in a cemetery in Derna, Libya on Monday. Read more »

DFA tells Filipinos in Myanmar to avoid places of protests as violence escalates

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Posted at Mar 03 09:36 PM

MANILA - The Department of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday told Filipinos in Myanmar to exercise caution as violence escalates in the country. Read more »

Ambassador na sinibak sa pangmamaltrato masama ang loob, balak magsampa ng kaso

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 07:36 PM

Ani Marichu Mauro, pakiramdam umano niya at tinaksil siya ng institusyong kaniyang pinaglingkuran.  Read more »

'Mishandled': Ex-PH envoy to Brazil hurt by dismissal, says she regretted her behavior

Michael Delizo and Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 03 09:20 PM

The Philippines' former ambassador to Brazil caught maltreating her helper said Wednesday she was denied due process and her case was "railroaded" as she lamented her dismissal from service. Read more »

Philippines calls for release of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi

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Updated as of Mar 03 01:16 AM

MANILA (UPDATED) - The Philippine government has called for the release of Myanmar's detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi and a "complete return to the previously existing state of affairs” in the country. Read more »

DFA raises alert level 2 for Filipinos in Myanmar

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Posted at Feb 24 08:46 PM

In a statement, the DFA said the alert level entails "restriction of non-essential movements, avoiding places of protest, and preparation for possible evacuation."   Read more »

DFA: 3 more Filipinos abroad die from COVID-19

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Posted at Feb 20 10:08 PM

The day's newly reported infections pushed the total number of confirmed cases among Filipinos abroad to 14,791, according to the foreign affairs department.  Read more »

Locsin: No consuls, only attaches from proposed OFW department

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 16 03:20 AM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. rejected having “consuls” from a Department of Overseas Filipinos assigned in Philippine posts overseas. Read more »

DFA repatriates 139 Filipinos from Myanmar

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Posted at Feb 15 11:55 PM

Over 100 Filipinos were repatriated from Myanmar as unrest there worsens 14 days after a military coup.   Read more »

PH ‘dissociates’ itself from UN rights body’s call for Myanmar to free Suu Kyi

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 13 11:30 PM

The Philippines will not back an international call for the release of ousted and detained Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Foreign Affairs chief Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Saturday Read more »

Philippines to evacuate Filipinos in Myanmar if situation deteriorates

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Updated as of Feb 08 10:29 AM

MANILA - The Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday it is prepared to evacuate Filipinos in Myanmar if the situation deteriorates following a military coup and the detention of elected leaders there. Read more »

DFA bringing home 6 Filipina human-trafficking victims from Syria

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Posted at Feb 06 09:35 PM

The 6 were among 38 Filipinas who sought shelter at the Philippine Embassy in Damascus having been subjected to human trafficking, the DFA said Saturday. Read more »

Locsin says DFA OK for Chinese ship entry into PH waters just for shelter, not stay

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 03 12:30 AM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. on Tuesday said the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) did not give permission for the Chinese survey vessel Jia Geng to stay in Philippine waters, clarifying that it was allowed only to seek shelter allegedly due to bad weather.    Read more »

Locsin says DFA OK for Chinese ship entry into PH waters just for shelter, not stay

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 02 04:33 PM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. on Tuesday said the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) did not give permission for the Chinese survey vessel Jia Geng to stay in Philippine waters, clarifying that it was allowed only to seek shelter allegedly due to bad weather.    Read more »

DFA vows justice for slain Filipino receptionist in Abu Dhabi

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Updated as of Feb 02 04:21 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday vowed to seek justice over the death of a Filipino migrant worker in Abu Dhabi who had been missing since March. Read more »

Filipinos in Myanmar urged to stay at home amid political turmoil

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Posted at Feb 01 04:41 PM

Filipinos in Myanmar are urged to remain calm and to stay home after the Southeast Asian nation was placed under a state of emergency due to a political turmoil, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday. Read more »

DFA temporarily closes Ermita office, citing COVID safety measures

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Posted at Jan 30 10:03 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs will temporarily close until February 2, its main office in Ermita district, Manila, to assess safety measures linked to COVID-19 mitigation.   Read more »

DFA: 33 more Filipinos sick with COVID-19 abroad; 5 new deaths recorded

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Posted at Jan 29 08:44 PM

The agency also logged 5 additional coronavirus-related deaths on Friday. This, after the DFA recorded no fatalities in the past 5 days. The death toll stood at 950.    Read more »