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
According to the report on GMA News, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced that there is no Filipino on board during the recent plane crash in Taiwan Thursday, July 24, 2014. This is from the confirmation send through a text message from Charles Jose who was the Foreign Affairs spokesman in Taiwan. Recent news says that there … Read more
The country’s Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed on Thursday, June 26, 2014, that they issued the controversial diplomatic passport of Jolo Estrada who became the hottest trending topics online for the past few days after his lavish lifestyle was showcased on his Instagram account. The DFA confirmed that Jose Luis “Jolo” Ejercito, son of … Read more
The Philippine government through the Department of Foreign Affairs and senior military officials in the country stated that China’s reclamation of land in the disputed area in the South China Sea particularly the Mabini (Johnson South) Reef can be used to build an airstrip or even an offshore military base. DFA Secretary Charles was quoted … Read more
The Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) already released the photos of the controversial Mabini Reef (Johnson South Reef) in Spratly Group of Islands located in the West Philippine Sea, showing China’s reclamation activities in the disputed area. The photo of Mabini Reef was released by the Philippine government on Thursday, May 15, 2014 and … Read more
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Friday, December 27, 2013 that all non-machine readable passports will be phased out by November 24, 2015 and may no longer be extended beyond October 31, 2015. According to the official statement of the DFA, all Filipinos holding machine readable passports, or those with green or maroon … Read more
The Philippine national government through the Department of Foreign Affairs announced that the total of international contributions and donations to the Philippines for super typhoon Yolanda have already reached P5.4 billion ($126.8 million). International relief efforts have been pouring into the Philippines from the global community, some of them in terms of financial (–foul word(s) … Read more
