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MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will proceed with the closure of 10 diplomatic outposts to make the Philippine foreign service “smarter, meaner and leaner.” Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario told the Makati Business Club (MBC) and the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) the other day that the closures are . . . → read more 
Passport applicants may have to put off their application plans for one day on Monday, as the Department of Foreign Affairs' Office of Consular Affairs (DFA-OCA) will be closed on that day. The DFA the OCA will be closed for passport processing and for documents authentication for the Chinese New Year. "January 23 . . . → read more
MANILA, Philippines – The foreign affairs department’s Office of Consular Affairs will be closed for passport processing and documents authentication on January 23, Monday. January 23 has been declared a special non-working holiday. The DFA-OCA will resume passport and consular services on January 24, Tuesday. ABS-CBN News [Source] Share Read More Here: . . . → read more
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino nationals may now travel to Bangkok after the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) lifted its non-essential travel advisory to Thailand. In a press statement, the DFA said floods in Bangkok have mostly receded based on the Flood Relief Operations Center (FROC). "Central Bangkok remains dry and all popular tourist attractions . . . → read more
As the floods there have already receded, the Philippine government on Wednesday lifted the non-essential travel advisory to Bangkok, Thailand. The Department of Foreign Affairs issued an advisory saying Filipino nationals "may now undertake travels to Bangkok." On October 28 last year, the DFA urged travelers should reconsider travel plans especially if their . . . → read more
With a labor deployment ban on 41 countries lifted for 90 days, Malacañang expects concerned Philippine officials to waste no time consulting with stakeholders and coordinating with countries affected by the policy. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said the Department of Foreign Affairs wants to assure the 41 countries in the list that the . . . → read more
Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) maintained its position to protect rights of Filipino migrant workers by implementing a deployment ban in 41 countries found violating existing labor laws. POEA Regional Director Delfina Camarillo claimed these countries have no existing labor and social laws protecting the rights of migrant workers and are not signatories to . . . → read more
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs' (DFA) decision to withdraw the certification for 41 "OFW-unfriendly" countries was welcomed by the president of the Blas F. Ople Policy Center. “This paves the way for a stress-free Christmas for our overseas workers who live and work in any of these 41 countries," said Susan Ople, . . . → read more
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said it has not yet received from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) official communication about the withdrawal of certifications that became the basis for a deployment ban on 41 countries. POEA Administrator Carlos Cao said the governing board has yet to receive an official communication from the . . . → read more
UPDATED 5:00 p.m. – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has withdrawn the certification on the condition of migrant workers in 41 countries, which became the basis for a ban on the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) there. In a text message to GMA News Online on Wednesday, DFA spokesperson Raul Hernandez said . . . → read more |
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