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Teddy Boy Locsin sworn in as top diplomat

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 17 09:06 PM

MANILA - Permanent Representative to the United Nations Teddy Locsin Jr. was sworn in Wednesday as the new Foreign Affairs Secretary, flying off to Belgium in the evening for his first overseas event as top diplomat.  Read more »

PH welcomes Bahrain’s ‘Flexi Visa,’ hopes to better protect migrant rights

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 08:02 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs welcomed the implementation of Bahrain's flexible work permit, which will benefit undocumented Filipinos in the country. Read more »

'Excellent choice': Senators hail Locsin appointment as top diplomat

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 01:12 PM

Several senators hailed the appointment of Teddy Boy Locsin, Jr. as the next foreign affairs chief and expressed confidence at the diplomat's capabilities. Read more »

'I said yes': Teddy Boy Locsin, Jr. is next DFA secretary

Jojo Malig, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 12 07:18 AM

(UPDATED) Permanent Representative to the United Nations Teddy Boy Locsin, Jr. early Friday said he accepted his appointment as the next Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secretary. Read more »

Duterte on next DFA secretary: Ask Teddy Boy Locsin

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 12 05:17 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said the public should ask Permanent Representative to the United Nations Teddy Boy Locsin.   Read more »

Pinoys in southeastern US told: Brace for hurricane Michael

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 12:46 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday said it has alerted Filipinos in 5 southeastern US states to prepare for Hurricane Michael, forecast to crash ashore midweek as a major Category 3 storm. Read more »

Filipinos in quake-hit Haiti safe: DFA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 02:47 PM

All Filipinos in Haiti are safe following the magnitude 5.9 earthquake that hit the Caribbean country over the weekend Read more »

No Filipinos hurt in Japan quake: DFA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 06 12:26 PM

No Filipinos were reported hurt in the magnitude 5.3 earthquake that hit Japan's northern island of Hokkaido Friday. Read more »

Ilang Pinoy seafarers, inabandona ng amo sa India

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 06 01:26 AM

MAYNILA - Inatasan na ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) ang Philippine Embassy sa New Delhi, India na tulungan ang 21 Pilipinong seafarers na na-stranded sa isang port matapos umanong abandonahin ng kanilang employer. Read more »

Missing Filipino inmate found safe in quake-hit Indonesia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 07:55 PM

A Filipino inmate who was earlier reported missing from the earthquake-damaged prison in Palu, Indonesia has been found, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday. Read more »

Memorial mass held for Pinay killed in Sweden

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 03 07:02 PM

MANILA - The Filipino community attended a memorial mass for a Filipina allegedly killed by her Swedish actor-husband in Sweden last week. Read more »

Car crash leaves 2 Pinays dead in California

ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Updated as of Oct 04 01:50 AM

Two Filipino women in their 60s were killed Saturday when their SUV crashed into a truck parked in a construction zone on the Antelope Valley Freeway in Palmdale, California. Read more »

Cayetano: BBC documentary on Duterte 'tabloid' propaganda

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 03 10:37 AM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano slammed a documentary by the British media network BBC that tackled various issues hounding President Rodrigo Duterte's government.  Read more »

OFW stabbed dead by fellow Pinoy in Jeddah: DFA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 11:39 PM

A Filipino was killed after he was stabbed by another Filipino in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday. Read more »

20 OFWs in Saudi Arabia ejected from accommodation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 04:30 AM

MANILA - Some 20 overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia were removed from their company-provided accommodation after refusing to work because of unpaid salaries and food allowance, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday. Read more »

Pinoy na nakadetene sa Indonesia, nawala matapos lumindol

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 10:07 PM

Pinaghahanap pa rin ang isang Pilipino na kabilang sa mga nawawala kasunod ng malakas na lindol at tsunami sa Indonesia.  Read more »

Detained Filipino missing after Indonesia quake: consul general

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 12:47 PM

A Filipino detained in Palu City is one of 800 people still missing after a tsunami hit the Indonesia island of Sulawesi, the consul general said Monday. Read more »

Pinoys safe as Paeng batters western Japan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 12:24 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday that it has not received reports of any Filipinos hurt as Typhoon Paeng pummeled western Japan. Read more »

PH vows justice for Pinay killed in Sweden

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 08:14 AM

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Sunday promised to pursue justice for a Filipina in Kista, Sweden who was allegedly killed by her Swedish actor-husband last week. Read more »

Sole Pinoy in tsunami-hit Indonesian island is safe: DFA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 08:57 AM

The only Filipino on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is safe after a powerful earthquake and tsunami and left at least 420 dead there, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Saturday. Read more »