DFA reports new 483 OFWs with Covid-19 infections
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced that 483 Filipinos working abroad have contracted the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), pushing the tally to 17,064.
DFA hits back at Chinese embassy for rebuffing Lorenzana
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday lashed out at the Chinese embassy for rebuffing Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, who had demanded that Chinese vessels leave Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea.“The Department of Foreign Affairs strongly...
Vaccines for nurses? Palace says ‘why not?’
According to Alice Visperas, director of the International Labor Affairs Bureau, the DOLE had requested Covid-19 vaccines from the UK and Germany and offered to ease the country’s limit on the overseas deployment of health workers set at 5,000 per year.
139 Filipinos from Myanmar arrive in PH
The Department of Foreign Affairs announced that a total of 139 Filipinos arrived in the Philippines from Myanmar amid the Southeast Asian nation’s current travel restriction and tense political situation.
PH pledges $200,000 for Asean Covid-19 fund, Covax
The commitments were for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Covid-19 response fund and global Covid-19 vaccine initiative Covax.