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DFA repatriates more than 300 Filipinos from Kuwait

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 12:57 AM

The Department of Foreign Affairs sent home more than 300 distressed or undocumented Filipinos from Kuwait in its biggest repatriation flight so far since the pandemic started. Read more »

Locsin says PH, China can overcome differences

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 12:08 AM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. is confident the Philippines and China will "overcome differences" amid "plenty of avoidable" ones as the two countries mark the 46th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and the 20th Filipino-Chinese Friendship Day. Read more »

DFA: 2 new COVID-19 cases recorded among Filipinos overseas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 06 12:28 AM

Of the running total, 6,628 are still considered active cases; meanwhile, there were 3 additional recoveries and no new fatalities. Read more »

DFA logs 102 more COVID-19 cases among Pinoys abroad

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 09:09 PM

Friday's fresh infections among Pinoys outside the country is considered the highest since May 25, when the DFA announced 143 cases, data collated by ABS-CBN News showed.    Read more »

US 'suppressing' Chinese firms with blacklist: Beijing

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 04 06:01 PM

Beijing accused the United States of "suppressing" Chinese firms on Friday, after President Joe Biden expanded a blacklist of companies Americans are barred from investing in. Read more »

PH consulate in San Francisco to extend help to family of Filipino killed in shooting

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 05:16 AM

Paul dela Cruz Megia was a Filipino employee who was among the 8 people killed in a shooting incident in San Jose, Calif. Read more »

PH keen on cooperating with Russia for local production of COVID-19 vaccine, says official

Willard Cheng and Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 08:58 PM

The Philippines expressed interest in cooperating with Russia to localize production of vaccines against COVID-19 and for other diseases in the future, according to a foreign affairs official on Tuesday. Read more »

DFA: 1 more Pinoy infected with COVID-19 overseas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 09:52 PM

In its latest bulletin, the agency said those still battling the disease abroad reached 6,091; no new recoveries and deaths were reported. Read more »

Bilang ng pinapayagang dumalo sa religious gatherings sa NCR itinaas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 10:41 PM

Bahagyang itinaas ang bilang ng maaaring dumalo sa religious gatherings sa Metro Manila. Read more »

Pagpapadala ng mga Pinoy sa Israel suspendido dahil sa bakbakan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 05:47 PM

Sinuspende ng gobyerno ang pagpapadala ng mga manggagawang Pinoy sa Israel dahil sa patuloy na bakbakan doon. Read more »

DFA: No Pinoy killed, hurt in Israel, Gaza, West Bank as violence persists

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 04:58 PM

There were no reports of Filipinos who died or injured in Israel, the Gaza Strip or the West Bank amid the violence in the region, according to a situation bulletin issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday.  Read more »

PH protests China's fishing ban in West PH Sea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 10:11 PM

China's fishing ban in the West Philippine Sea triggered another diplomatic protest by the Philippines. Read more »

Pilipinas pumalag sa fishing ban ng China na sapul ang West PH Sea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 09:10 PM

Isa na namang diplomatic protest ang inihain ng Pilipinas laban sa China para naman sa ipinataw na taunang fishing ban sa South China Sea.  Read more »

DFA tiniyak na walang Pinoy na nasawi sa Israel-Gaza conflict

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 08:50 PM

Sa kabila ng panawagan ng international community na magpatupad na ng ceasefire, tumitindi pa rin ang bakbakan sa pagitan ng Israel at Gaza sa Palestine.  Read more »

DFA: 11 more Filipinos sick with COVID-19 abroad, 2 new deaths recorded

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 07:53 PM

Of the 18,629 total confirmed COVID-19 cases among Pinoys abroad, 6,091 are still battling the disease, according to the agency's latest bulletin.    Read more »

Locsin orders filing of diplomatic protest anew over Chinese vessels in PH EEZ

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 13 09:57 PM

Manila files yet another diplomatic protest against Beijing as hundreds of Chinese ships remain in Philippine waters.  Read more »

83 protests vs. China filed by Philippines under Duterte admin, says DFA

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 13 06:32 PM

The Philippines has filed 83 diplomatic protests against China since President Rodrigo Duterte assumed power in mid-2016, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Thursday. Read more »

Roque says to keep commenting on sea row despite flak from DFA chief, senators

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 13 04:11 PM

Palace spokesman Harry Roque said on Thursday he would continue speaking on the West Philippine Sea issue, after drawing censure from several senators and the head of the Department of Foreign Affairs. Read more »

DFA: 2 more overseas Filipinos sick with COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 12 09:02 PM

Two more Filipinos abroad have been infected with COVID-19, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday, bringing the total cases to 18,571. Read more »

DFA: No Filipinos hurt in escalating violence between Israel, Palestine

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 12 08:37 PM

In a statement the DFA expressed "serious concern" over the escalation of violence between Israel and Palestine and called on all parties to engage in dialogue to lower tensions.    Read more »