Video of 'drunk' consul general Jose Ampeso goes viral

A video of a supposedly drunk Consul General Jose Ampeso of the Philippine Consulate in Vancouver, Canada, has gone viral online.

Philippine flag spotted at Boston Marathon bombing site: Are there Filipino victims in explosions?

A flag of the Philippines was spotted near the Boston Marathon finish line and it’s possible that Filipino runners participated in Monday’s ...

Triple Win Formula: Germany to open jobs for Filipino nurses

Germany’s labor market is set to open job employment opportunities for Filipino nurses.

DFA 2013 Holiday Schedule Bared

The Department of Foreign Affairs announced that its Office of Consular Affairs, regional consular offices and satellite offices will be clo...

OFWs reportedly killed in Algerian hostage crisis

The Philippine government is verifying reports that some of the hostages killed in the rescue mission that turned into a tragedy at a natura...

Algerian Helicopter Attack: At Least 30 Hostages Killed

There have been reports that at least 30 hostges were killed during an Algerian helicopter attack in a BP natural gas plant in the Sahara on...

FOE, QT-FSOE reset to March 10, 2013

The Civil Service Commission has announced the rescheduling of this year’s Fire Officer Examination and Qualifying Test for Foreign Service ...

Driver of fuel tanker that exploded in Riyadh an OFW

The driver of the fuel tanker that exploded in a flyover in Riyadh is a Filipino, the Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed on Monday,...

PRC successfully holds board exams in Riyadh

Overseas Filipino workers took their respective board exams at the International Philippine School in Riyadh from October 25 to 27, 2012.

Philippines donates $200,000 to China

As a gesture of support and friendship, the Philippine government on Friday donated US$200,000* to the government of China for victims of th...

DFA opens first Manila satellite office at SM Megamall

The Department of Foreign Affairs announced Saturday the opening of its first consular satellite office in Manila at the seventh floor of th...

DFA To Transfer Consular Offices In Malls

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced recently that it will soon start transferring its Regional Consular Offices (RCOs) to shop...

PCSO Fund Scam: DFA Usec Conejos Denies Receiving PCSO Funds for Blood Money

Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) undersecretary for migrant workers affairs Esteban Conejos Jr. on Friday denied the allegation that he r...

West Philippine Sea: PHL proposes rules-based regime

Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert F. del Rosario met with the Ambassadors of ASEAN member-states based in Manila and briefed them on Philippi...

Filipino women, children repatriated from Jeddah

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) repatriated nine children together with 20 Filipino women from Jeddah Tuesday afternoon via Etihad A...

DFA: Philippines re-elected to U.N. Human Rights Council

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Saturday said that the Philippines was re-elected for a three-year term to the United Nations Hum...

Passengers List — Ionian Queen from Tripoli

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday released the list of passengers on board the Ionian Queen from Tripoli. The Philippine go...

DFA issues advisory on travel to Libya, Bahrain and Yemen

The Department of Foreign Affairs advises Filipinos who have plans to proceed to Libya, Bahrain or Yemen to defer non-essential and non-urge...

PHL issues travel advisory, bares DFA hotline for Egypt crisis

The Philippine government through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) issued a travel advisory which urges Filipinos who have plans to p...

2011 Jeddah Flood

More than 60 undocumented Filipinos temporarily living under the Kandara Bridge in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia were affected by flood water due to ...