Japan tourist visa: No ‘visa fee’ applies, says embassy

Joyce Ann L. Rocamora - Philippine News Agency 03/20/2025

MANILA, Philippines – Travelers planning to visit Japan on a tourist visa, be it multiple or single entry, will not pay a visa fee except for center usage fees and other additional services they may avail of once…

Japan’s new visa centers in PH to start operations on April 7

Joyce Ann L. Rocamora - Philippine News Agency 03/19/2025

MANILA, Philippines – The Japanese Embassy in Manila announced on Wednesday the opening of its new VFS Global-powered visa centers, which would begin operations on April 7. In an advisory, the embassy said visa applicants can already book…

Maguindanao crash: US plane in surveillance mission at PH request

Joyce Ann L. Rocamora - Philippine News Agency 02/07/2025

MANILA, Philippines – The United States military-contracted plane was providing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance support at the request of the Philippine government when it crashed in Maguindanao del Sur, killing all four personnel on board. “We can confirm…

ASEAN Tourism Forum 2026: PH to host it in Cebu, Boracay

Joyce Ann L. Rocamora - Philippine News Agency 01/21/2025

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is set to host the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Tourism Forum (ATF), an annual gathering of Southeast Asian tourism ministers, in Cebu, Manila and Boracay next year. Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco,…

PH gov’t to assist Filipinos in US regardless of immigration status

Joyce Ann L. Rocamora - Philippine News Agency 12/12/2024

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine ambassador and consuls general in the United States said the government would assist Filipinos regardless of their status in anticipation of major immigration policy changes under the incoming Trump administration. The diplomats have…

PH’s Apo Reef, 2 others named newest Asean heritage parks

Joyce Ann L. Rocamora - Philippine News Agency 12/05/2024

MANILA, Philippines – Three prominent nature destinations in the Philippines— the Apo Reef, Turtle Islands, and Balinsasayao Twin Lakes— have been listed among ASEAN’s five newest heritage parks. The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) formally announced the…

Philippines wins world’s leading dive destination title anew

Joyce Ann L. Rocamora - Philippine News Agency 11/28/2024

MANILA – The Philippines is the World’s Leading Dive Destination by the 2024 World Travel Awards (WTA), the sixth time the country earned the title, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced Thursday. Along with the country’s unparalleled dive destinations,…

Undocumented Filipinos in US told: Leave voluntarily

Joyce Ann L. Rocamora - Philippine News Agency 11/08/2024

MANILA – The Philippine Embassy in Washington DC on Friday urged Filipinos staying illegally in the United States to leave voluntarily ahead of the incoming Trump administration’s expected crackdown on illegal immigrants. Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose…

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