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…
MANILA, Philippines— The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Thursday that 13 more Filipino evacuees from Iran were repatriated through Turkmenistan and arrived in the country last week. In a statement, the agency said it welcomed…
MANILA, Philippines — The number of Filipinos seeking assistance to be repatriated from Israel has reached 191, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). On Friday night, the DFA raised Alert Level 3, which calls for…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs said that the 21 Filipino government officials stranded in Israel were set to travel back home to the Philippines this weekend Israel closed its airspace and airports due to…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Boholanos no longer have to travel to neighboring provinces to apply for a passport or have their passports renewed. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has opened a consular office in Tagbilaran City…
MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is waiting for Indonesia’s formal decision on Mary Jane Veloso’s case, a ranking official said Wednesday. Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Migration Eduardo Jose De Vega said once Jakarta’s final say…
