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DFA consular offices in Alabang, Parañaque closed Monday for disinfection

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Posted at Jul 05 04:16 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs' consular offices in Parañaque (Aseana) and Metro Alabang Town Center (NCR-South) will be closed Monday for disinfection, the agency said Sunday. Read more »

ASEAN leaders, China discuss South China Sea cooperation, COVID-19 response

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Posted at Jul 05 12:55 AM

Senior officials of Southeast Asian governments and China discussed maritime cooperation in the South China Sea and COVID-19 response efforts, the DFA said on Saturday. Read more »

Higit 63K OFWs na-repatriate sa gitna ng COVID-19 pandemic

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 01 03:25 PM

Higit 63,000 manggagawang Pinoy sa ibang bansa ang naiuwi na sa bansa sa gitna ng pandemya dulot ng coronavirus disease (COVID-19), sabi ngayong Martes ng Department of Foreign Affairs. Read more »

PH authorities probing boat collision with Hong Kong vessel: DFA

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 02:40 PM

Philippine authorities are investigating the collision of a Hong Kong cargo ship and a Philippine fishing boat in the waters of Occidental Mindoro last Sunday, officials said Wednesday. Read more »

DFA warns OFWs against posting 'staged' COVID-19-related appeals on social media

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 24 06:33 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday warned overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) against posting "staged" videos on social media, saying a migrant worker in Saudi Arabia has been arrested for posting such video. Read more »

DFA fears agency's OFWs assistance funds to 'run out' in Aug. as COVID-19 crisis continues

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 24 06:18 PM

A Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) official on Wednesday said the agency's fund intended to assist overseas Filipino workers could "run out" by August if repatriation efforts entailing chartering of flights continue due to the COVID-19 pandemic.   Read more »

LIST: Where can Filipinos travel abroad?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 21 05:29 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs on Sunday released information on travel restrictions of some 160 countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic.   Read more »

Locsin apologizes to UK over death of Briton in Cebu

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 22 09:30 AM

MANILA - Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Thursday apologized to the United Kingdom following the death of a British national who was allegedly turned away by a hospital in Cebu province amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Philippines asks Saudi Arabia to attend to OFWs' plight, pending cases

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 07:39 PM

MANILA - The Philippines's foreign department has asked Saudi Arabia to attend to the plight of Filipino migrant workers there, citing several pending cases that need to be "urgently resolved," an official said Tuesday following the death of a Filipino there who had COVID-19 symptoms. Read more »

US willing to share COVID-19 vaccine to allies: PH defense dep't

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Posted at Jun 14 02:28 PM

MANILA – The United States is willing to share any vaccine against the new coronavirus to its allies once available, the Philippines' defense department said Sunday. Read more »

DFA: Mga na-repatriate na Pinoy, umabot na sa higit 40,000

Jeffrey Hernaez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 13 09:13 PM

Sa bilang na ito, 58 percent o 23,714 na OFW ang sea-based habang 42 percent o 17,216 na OFW ang land-based.  Read more »

DFA: COVID-19 deaths among overseas Filipinos reach 400

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Posted at Jun 13 05:51 PM

The DFA also reported 29 new coronavirus cases, raising the total of overseas infections among Filipinos abroad to 5,519. Read more »

Locsin pays tribute to Yasay: 'He hurt no one and helped everyone he could'

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 05:17 PM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. paid tribute to his predecessor Perfecto Yasay, Jr. who died due to complications arising from cancer.   Read more »

Filipina crew aboard Caribbean cruise ship dies by suicide: DFA

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 11 06:17 PM

A Filipina crew member aboard a cruise ship docked in Barbados has died by suicide, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin said Thursday. Read more »

Duterte kay Xi Jinping: China mahalagang kapitbahay, kaibigan ng PH

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Posted at Jun 10 08:35 PM

Kailangan pang mas tumibay ang relasyon ng Pilipinas at China dahil sa mga banta gaya ng COVID-19 pandemic. Ito ang laman ng sulat ni Pangulong Duterte sa lider ng China. Read more »

Overseas Filipinos infected with COVID-19 now at 5,361

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 05 05:41 PM

Six more Filipinos abroad were diagnosed with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Department of Foreign Affairs said Friday. Read more »

ANALYSIS: Reading between the lines of Duterte’s VFA half a turnaround

Romel Regalado Bagares, VERA Files*
Posted at Jun 04 09:55 PM

The big conditional points to a pending purchase by the Philippines of six advanced combat helicopters, which had already been cleared by the US State Department but is being opposed by Philippine and American human rights groups.  Read more »

COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad now over 5,300

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Posted at Jun 04 05:05 PM

The number of Filipinos abroad who tested positive for COVID-19 breached the 5,300-mark as 96 new coronavirus infections have been recorded, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday. Read more »

PH cites COVID-19 crisis in suspension of termination of VFA with US

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Posted at Jun 03 10:21 PM

The Philippines cited the COVID-19 pandemic as it recalls its decision to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement between the US and the Philippines. Read more »

Pagbabasura ng VFA sa pagitan ng PH, Amerika di muna itutuloy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 07:11 PM

Nagbago ang isip ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte kaya hindi na muna itutuloy ang pagbabasura ng Visiting Forces Agreement sa pagitan ng Pilipinas at Amerika. Read more »