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
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) have issued an advisory late Tuesday night for the delay of release of e-Passport. According to the DFA, applicants who are expecting their passports to be issued for the week were advised to contact their office. The Foreign Affairs Department explained that a machine breakdown would cause a “delay … Read more
The Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs is already accepting applications for the 2013 Foreign Service Officer Qualifying Test until the end of this month. The DFA released stated that the FSO Qualifying Test will be held this coming March 10, 2013. In order to proceed to the next stage, applicants must obtain a p(–foul word(s) … Read more
Good behaviour saved them! Two Filipinos who were sentenced to die were blessed enough after the verdict was lifted and the sentenced was converted into a life imprisonment, the reason? It’s because of their good behaviour shown while they stayed in jail. These mentioned Filipinos whose names were not said in a report published in … Read more
A request for explanation has already been sent by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to the China protesting the construction activities being made near the Spratly Island. It was recently reported by the Philippine Military that they have spotted a Chinese ship in the southwestern Palawan carrying several materials that will be used for … Read more
As of March 9, 2011 Wednesday – The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) no-fly zone was supported by some Filpinos based in the Eastern Region of Libya. This is to prevent air raids from either rebels or the camp of Col. Moammar Gaddafi. Based on news, fighting was still going on in Raslanof, Bin-Jawat, Atsawiya, … Read more
The growing m(–foul word(s) removed–) unrests in Egypt due to m(–foul word(s) removed–)ive protests against the administration of President Hosni Mubarak have left thousands of Filipinos living in Egypt in constant fear of their security. There are at least 6,569 Filipino professionals in Egypt and 1,676 students according to the estimates given by the Philippine Department … Read more