Department of Foreign Affairs

Overseas Filipinos urged to register for the 2022 Philippine National Elections

The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), through its foreign service posts, is beginning to remind all Filipino citizens overseas to register now as overseas voters for the 2022 Philippine National…

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Department of Foreign Affairs meets with Department of Health officials, experts on measures to protect Overseas Filipinos from coronavirus threat

Pasay City — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), led by Acting Foreign Affairs Secretary J. Eduardo Malaya, convened an emergency meeting with the health experts and officials of the…

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Department of Foreign Affairs welcomes home 128 distressed Filipinos from the UAE

Pasay City — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) welcomed on Monday morning, January 27 the arrival of 128 distressed Filipinos from UAE, 115 of them were from Abu Dhabi…

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Philippine tourism, culture, cuisine, drinks featured in St. Petersburg reception

Moscow – Top officials of St. Petersburg, Russia’s second largest city, as well as its leading business people, academe, media and its Consular Corps were treated to an evening of…

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Department of Foreign Affairs’ Christmas gift-giving for distressed OFWs in the Middle East makes first stop in Kuwait

Kuwait — Christmas came early for 300 Filipinos who are staying at halfway shelters or are detained at Kuwaiti prisons, after the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait and the Office of…

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De La Salle University student named ‘Best Speaker’ in ASEAN Youth Debate 2019 held in Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand – Hans Xavier Wong, a Filipino student from the De La Salle University (DLSU), was named Best Speaker during his session in the 6th Annual ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission…

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Philippine Embassy in Berlin Serves Up Halo-Halo at Buwan Ng Wika Summer-Ender

Berlin — To commemorate Buwan ng Wika and to bid summer farewell, the Philippine Embassy in Berlin hosted “Hallo, Halu-halo!” on August 22, 2019 with more than 100 members of…

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Philippine Embassy in Kuwait’s Repatriation Program continues with biggest batch of OFWs for 2019

The Philippine Embassy in Kuwait continues to repatriate undocumented and distressed Filipinos from Kuwait, sending home its biggest batch of Overseas Filipino Workers under the Embassy Assisted Repatriation Program (EARP)…

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PH-US trade in agriculture promoted in Washington, DC

Washington, DC — The Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C., through the Office of the Agriculture Attaché Dr. Josyline Javelosa, held a series of meetings in July 2019 aimed at promoting…

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DFA Ladies Foundation holds Wellness Fair, meet-and-greet with scholars

Pasay — In line with its objectives to promote health and wellness among Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) employees and provide assistance to employees in need, the DFA Ladies Foundation,…

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Philippines promoted as investment destination in Italy

Rome, Italy — Ambassador to Italy Domingo Nolasco promoted the Philippines as a trade and investment destination at the Turin-ASEAN Business Days held in Turin, Italy on June 17 –…

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Successful Business Ventures Inspire Filipino Community in Brussels

Brussels, Belgium — The Trabahano Negosyo Kabuhayan (TNK) initiative was recently launched in Brussels, with an entrepreneurship seminar organized by the Philippine Embassy in Belgium on June 16, 2019. The…

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Balikbayan Journals

Department of Foreign Affairs now affixes ‘Apostille’ instead of ‘red ribbon’ as proof of authentication

Quezon City — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) no longer issues Authentication Certificates with “red ribbon”, instead an Apostille is now being affixed to documents for use abroad as…

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Filipino Restaurant Week Successfully Debuts in Metro DC

Washington, DC — Filipino Restaurant Week finally arrived at the Washington DC Metropolitan Area (DVM) this year, with the official participation of Kuya Ja’s Lechon Belly of Maryland, Bistro 1521…

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Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv Prepares for Filipino Language, Culture Program

Tel Aviv — The students of the Filipino Language and Culture Program at Bialik Rogozin Campus in Tel Aviv, Israel will hold their graduation ceremony in July this year. “We…

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Historic Philippine Rare Stamp Exhibit Opens in Xiamen

Xiamen, China — As part of its cultural diplomacy programs, the Philippine Consulate General in Xiamen opened the historic Philippine Rare Stamps Exhibition at the Xiamen City Museum in Xiamen…

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Arts & Culture

DFA Cagayan de Oro Holds “The First Filipino Women” Photo Exhibit

Cagayan de Oro – In line with the celebration of the 2019 National Women’s Month and in recognition of women’s significant contributions to society, the Department of Foreign Affairs Consular…

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PH Ambassador Presents Credentials to Uruguayan President

Montevideo – Ambassador to Argentina Linglingay F. Lacanlale, together with 10 other Ambassadors, presented her credentials as non-resident Ambassador to Uruguay to Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez Rosas at the historic Suarez…

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PH Ambassador Appointed New Chair of WTO Trade Policy Review Body

Geneva – Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva Manuel A. J. Teehankee, chaired his first meeting as the new chairperson of the Trade Policy Review Body…

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Filipino Community in Jeddah Makes History with First Saudi Approved Filipino Festival

Jeddah – The Filipino Community in Jeddah made history on 6 April 2019 when they converged at Atallah Happy Land Park for the first-ever Filipino festival approved by the Saudi…

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Overseas Filipinos urged to register for the 2022 Philippine National Elections

Department of Foreign Affairs meets with Department of Health officials, experts on measures to protect Overseas Filipinos from coronavirus threat

Department of Foreign Affairs welcomes home 128 distressed Filipinos from the UAE

Philippine tourism, culture, cuisine, drinks featured in St. Petersburg reception

Department of Foreign Affairs’ Christmas gift-giving for distressed OFWs in the Middle East makes first stop in Kuwait

De La Salle University student named ‘Best Speaker’ in ASEAN Youth Debate 2019 held in Thailand

Philippine Embassy in Berlin Serves Up Halo-Halo at Buwan Ng Wika Summer-Ender

Philippine Embassy in Kuwait’s Repatriation Program continues with biggest batch of OFWs for 2019

PH-US trade in agriculture promoted in Washington, DC

DFA Ladies Foundation holds Wellness Fair, meet-and-greet with scholars

Philippines promoted as investment destination in Italy

Successful Business Ventures Inspire Filipino Community in Brussels

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Department of Foreign Affairs now affixes ‘Apostille’ instead of ‘red ribbon’ as proof of authentication

Filipino Restaurant Week Successfully Debuts in Metro DC

Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv Prepares for Filipino Language, Culture Program

Historic Philippine Rare Stamp Exhibit Opens in Xiamen

DFA Cagayan de Oro Holds “The First Filipino Women” Photo Exhibit

PH Ambassador Presents Credentials to Uruguayan President

PH Ambassador Appointed New Chair of WTO Trade Policy Review Body

Filipino Community in Jeddah Makes History with First Saudi Approved Filipino Festival

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