DFA passport application: What requirements are needed

03/01/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — With the threat of COVID-19 now waning and with the global economy on the rebound, the urge to travel whether for business or pleasure is also mounting. Here are the requirements needed to…

DFA chief: China harassment a ‘daily situation’ for PH

Francis Mangosing, Tina G. Santos 02/20/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo brought up the Philippines’ maritime tensions with China at a high-level security conference in Germany on Saturday, saying that China’s harassment of Filipino fishermen and the country’s coast guard was…

2 Filipinos hurt in Turkey after massive earthquake — DFA

Daniza Fernandez 02/08/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Two Filipinos in Turkey were hurt following the massive earthquake that jolted the foreign nation. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) issued the remark on Tuesday evening, noting that the individuals are currently fine.…

New Philippine Envoys visit Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/08/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Before they will be deployed in their respective designations abroad, at least eight newly appointed Philippine Ambassadors visited Cebu to learn and help promote the island province’s economy on the international scene. The…

DFA to open 300,000 more passport appointment slots before year ends

Daniza Fernandez 10/13/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) plans to open at least 300,000 additional passport appointment slots nationwide before 2022 ends. “We have opened more than 803,000 passport appointment slots and we plan to open at least…

PH named Destination of the Year

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/29/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippines was named Destination of the Year by one of Asia’s most prestigious award-giving body in the travel industry. The country received the Destination of the Year Award during the 31st TTG…

DFA to open all consular offices to walk-in passport applicants

Christia Marie Ramos 03/15/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Walk-in applicants eligible to avail of the passport courtesy lane will be accommodated in all consular offices nationwide starting March 16, 2022, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced Monday, March 14. The DFA…

Demand for passports surges anew

Donna Pazzibugan 03/07/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Sunday fended off complaints by netizens over the continued lack of passport appointment slots from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). His fellow Twitter users showed him several social media…

DFA to cancel, dispose all unclaimed passports

Tina G. Santos 12/11/2021

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will cancel and dispose all unclaimed passports that were scheduled for release before December 2020. In an advisory, the DFA said those who have yet to claim their passports that were…

Netflix ordered to remove ‘Pine Gap’ episodes on China’s nine-dash line – DFA

Christia Marie Ramos - Reporter / @CMRamosINQ 11/01/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) has ordered Netflix to cut out certain episodes of a political drama which showed a map of China’s “illegal” nine-dash line in the South China…

Legarda bats for greater protection for overseas Filipino workers

PR 10/29/2021

Promoting the rights and welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will continue to be among the priorities of three-term Senator, now Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda to ensure that Filipinos working in foreign countries, which include domestic workers,…

49 Filipinos still in Afghanistan amid Taliban takeover; 158 evacuated — DFA

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 08/21/2021

MANILA, Philippines — An estimated 49 Filipinos are still in Afghanistan while 158 have already left or were evacuated amid the takeover of the Taliban, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Saturday. According to the DFA’s…

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