MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has proposed deferring the passport fee increase until June 2028, when it plans to begin issuing next-generation Philippine passports. DFA Secretary Theresa Lazaro made the proposal in response…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has no update on former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque’s bid for political asylum in Austria, DFA Secretary Theresa Lazaro said Friday. This contradicts the statement of Interior Secretary…
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government is verifying the circumstances behind the reported arrest of over 100 Filipinos in China, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Thursday night. DFA spokesperson Analyn Ratonel said the agency is…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Saturday that four Philippine-registered vessels carrying 81 Filipino seafarers have successfully passed through the Strait of Hormuz and left the Persian Gulf region. “The 81 Filipino…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday night said the Philippines’ sovereignty over Batanes is “settled and not up for debate” following claims by supposed Chinese scholars saying the province belongs to China through…
MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday said China’s implementation of the United Nations High Seas Treaty would not “diminish nor forfeit” the Philippines’ maritime zones in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The statement…
MANILA – Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro and Energy Secretary Sharon Garin sought to deepen energy cooperation between the Philippines and Iran in a meeting with the latter’s top envoy to Manila on Wednesday. The two…
MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reiterated on Monday the Philippines’ longstanding sovereignty over Bajo de Masinloc and Kalayaan Island Group. “The Philippines flatly rejects China’s assertion of indisputable sovereignty over the entire South China…
MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday confirmed the release of nine Filipino crew members of M/V Eternity C after successful mediation by the Sultanate of Oman. “Yes, they have been released,” the DFA’s Office…
MANILA, Philippines – The nine Filipino crew members of the ill-fated M/V Eternity C held captive by the Houthis will soon be released, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday. In a statement, the DFA said it…
MANILA, Philippines – An overseas Filipino worker (OFW) is in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a local hospital, while one is still missing after a deadly fire engulfed a high-rise residential complex in Hong Kong’s Tai Po…
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is lodging a new protest against China’s conduct of dangerous maneuvers in the Scarborough Shoal —an action a Filipino civilian vessel was able to evade but ultimately caused collision…
