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Philippines ready to help Australia, DFA chief says

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 01:13 AM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. said the Philippines is ready to help Australia as it battles bushfires in parts of the country.  Read more »

DFA, nagbabala sa pagdadala ng meat products sa South Korea

Jeffrey Hernaez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 01:15 AM

Pinapaalalahanan ng Department of Foreign Affairs ang mga nais magtungo sa South Korea na sumunod sa pagbabawal sa pagdadala ng animal at livestock products. Read more »

Citing economic and security concerns, 30 Pinoys in Haiti repatriated

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Posted at Jan 16 09:52 PM

The DFA said the Filipino community in Haiti petitioned the repatriation because of the unstable economic and security situation there.    Read more »

After delay, 13 Pinoys from Iraq back in PH

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Updated as of Jan 15 08:51 PM

The group was supposed to fly out of Baghdad via Doha at 10:30 p.m. on Monday night (3:30 a.m. Tuesday, Manila time) but was not able to fly out of the Baghdad International Airport due to exit visa problems. Read more »

DFA to Filipinos in Tripoli: Evacuate or request repatriation

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Posted at Jan 10 08:23 PM

Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Elmer Cato said 5 nurses fled a housing compound in Tarik Shuk District after it was struck by an artillery shell on Wednesday.  Read more »

No repatriation: Despite missile strike, OFWs near Iraq air base won't leave

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Updated as of Jan 09 11:14 AM

Despite missile attacks on a military base there, Filipinos working in Erbil in Iraq said it is highly unlikely that they will agree to be repatriated back to the Philippines.   Read more »

PH ready to repatriate Filipinos in Iraq amid escalating tensions: embassy

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Updated as of Jan 07 11:02 PM

In a statement Tuesday, the Philippine Embassy in Baghdad advised Filipinos requesting repatriation, or any other forms of assistance, to contact them. Read more »

DFA warns Pinoys not to travel to Iraq, as tensions in region escalate

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Updated as of Jan 04 01:46 AM

The DFA has advised Filipinos in Iraq to coordinate with the Philippine Embassy there and their employers in the event that a mandatory evacuation is necessary. Read more »

Top PH diplomat welcomes 2020 with Chinese envoy

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Posted at Jan 03 06:15 PM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. celebrated the New Year with Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian on Thursday at the latter's residence. Read more »

Deployment ban sa Kuwait posibleng ibaba kasunod ng pagpatay sa OFW

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Updated as of Jan 01 07:54 PM

Posibleng magpatupad ulit ang gobyerno ng deployment ban sa bansang Kuwait kasunod ng panibagong kaso ng pagpatay sa isang manggagawang Pinoy roon, ayon kay Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III.   Read more »

Locsin to Kuwait envoy: Give murdered OFW justice

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Posted at Jan 01 01:05 AM

Locsin expressed to Kuwait Ambassador Musaed Saleh Ahmad Althwaikh his displeasure over the death of a Filipina domestic worker in the hands of her employer’s wife.  Read more »

Filipina allegedly killed by employer's wife in Kuwait

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Posted at Dec 31 01:25 AM

A Filipino domestic worker in Kuwait was allegedly killed by her employer's wife, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday. Read more »

PH, Singapore helping families of car crash victims

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Updated as of Dec 31 01:16 AM

The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs released the identities of two Filipinos killed by a wayward driver in Singapore Sunday. Read more »

2 Pinoy patay matapos masagasaan ng kotse sa Singapore

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Posted at Dec 30 09:43 PM

Nakikipag-ugnayan na ang Department of Foreign Affairs sa mga awtoridad sa Singapore para sa pagpapauwi sa mga labi ng mga biktima.  Read more »

No Pinoys hurt in Somalia car blast: DFA

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Posted at Dec 29 02:08 PM

No Filipino was hurt after a massive car bomb killed dozens in Mogadishu, Somalia on Saturday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said.   Read more »

Lapid wants lifetime passports for senior citizens

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 08:09 PM

Senior citizens should be given passports with lifetime validity top spare the elderly from the "rigorous process" of renewing their travel documents, Senator Lito Lapid said. Read more »

No Pinoy hurt in Albania quake - DFA

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Posted at Nov 28 05:11 AM

MANILA—No Filipino was hurt in a powerful quake that rocked Albania on Tuesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Read more »

Locsin says OFWs detained in Cambodia over job misunderstanding coming home

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 24 01:32 AM

MANILA - Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Saturday took to Twitter to announce that some Filipinos who were detained in Siem Reap in Cambodia are on their way home. Read more »

Pinoys in HK still safe, no need to evacuate: DFA

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Updated as of Nov 17 09:01 AM

MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) sees no need to evacuate Filipinos at this time amid ongoing protests in the area. Read more »

No Pinoys hurt in Australia bushfires: DFA

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Posted at Nov 13 02:36 PM

All Filipinos in Australia's east coast are safe from raging bushfires as of Wednesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said.   Read more »