DFA Gives Update on Filipinos in Alaska Following the 7-Magnitude Alaska Earthquake ALASKA EARTHQUAKE – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) gave an update on Filipinos living in Alaska following the earthquake with a magnitude of 7 that hit the place. Lots of Filipinos are residing abroad. Some are there as Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) who … Read more
This is how Teddyboy Locsin scolded Kris Aquino in an emotional text message Incoming DFA Secretary Teddyboy Locsin scolded Queen of all Media Kris Aquino in his emotional text message. Kris shared on her recent Instagram post the story about this. According to the social media influencer, she is really close to Teddyboy from her toddler years. … Read more
Work Suspensions In Following DFA Offices (Sept 14-15) The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has declared work suspensions in some of the consular offices due to the Typhoon Ompong. On September 14 (Friday) and 15 (Saturday), 2018, the work in some DFA offices have been canceled because of the effects of Typhoon Mangkhut. Ompong carrying … Read more
Former presidential spokesperson, Ernesto Abella, has been appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as undersecretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). The appointment paper of Abella as DFA undersecretary which was released earlier was dated October 27, the time when rumors spread that Abella would be replaced as Duterte’s spokesman. The administration initially denied the … Read more
20 Filipino Crewmen Arrested In Libya Due To Suspected Smuggled Fuel About 20 Filipino crewmen were detained in Libya after Libyan navy seized their oil tanker due to alleged fuel smuggling. On Monday (August 28, 2017), the Libyan navy seized the oil tanker of the 20 Filipino crew members near Philippine’s border maritime border with … Read more
Duterte To Appoint Cayetano As Next DFA Secretary By Mid 2017 On Thursday (December 29, 2016), President Rodrigo Duterte said that Senator Alan Peter Cayetano will be the next Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secretary. The president responds to the question if he will give a position to his former running mate Alan Cayetano. Duterte … Read more
DFA: No Filipinos Reported Injured On The 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Struck Japan No Filipinos were reported injured in the 7.3 magnitude quake in Fukushima, Japan on Tuesday (November 22, 2016), DFA says. On Tuesday, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Japan which was felt and shook the buildings in Tokyo and was center off the coast … Read more
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) announced the starts of Online Voters’ Registration for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) which can now be accessed worldwide. The DFA through their DFA-Overseas Voting Secretariat said on Thursday that it had opened iRehistro in the Foreign Service Posts in the Asia-Pacific Region. According … Read more
The Cabinet members of President Benigno Aquino III already submitted their Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the year 2014. Based upon the SALN of the Aquino administration’s Cabinet, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario is the richest among the administration’s cabinet member with a total net worth of P838,809,918.82, higher than his 2013 net … Read more
The Federal government of the United States has paid P87 million to the Philippine national government as compensation for the damage caused to the Tubbataha Reef in Palawan by a US Navy Ship. The DFA announced through a statement on Wednesday that the payment was made on January 20, 2015. According to the Department of … Read more