PH, UZBEKISTAN HOLD 2ND BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Uzbekistan convened the 2nd Bilateral Consultations virtually on 20 September 2021. PH, Switzerland Conduct 9th Political Consultations; Bilateral Cooperation Post-Covid-19 Explored The Philippines and Switzerland renewed their commitment to pursue stronger political, economic and people-to-people cooperation during the 9th Philippines-Switzerland Political Consultations on 20 September 2021. Philippines, France Reaffirm Ties in 2nd Political Consultations The Philippines and France renewed their commitment to deepening bilateral cooperation in the political, defense, economic and cultural fields as the two sides convened virtually for…

  Taliban surprised by speed of its takeover The Taliban did not expect to achieve its goals in Afghanistan so quickly, the head of the group’s political bureau in Qatar said Sunday Nations unite to aid fleeing Afghans With the Taliban takeover of Kabul on Aug. 15, thousands of Afghans rushed to the airport in the capital with hopes of catching planes to western countries. Hong Kong won’t accept vaccination cards from PH The Hong Kong government will not accept vaccination cards of travelers coming from the Philippines, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said in a Twitter post on…

DFA opens temporary passport centers to ease backlog The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday has opened several temporary off-site passport service (TOPS) sites to help address the current backlog and satisfy the country’s increasing demand for passport processing. DFA warns foreigners vs. visa, entry exemption scams The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) does not collect any fees from entry exemption document (EED) applicants, except the visa fee paid to the issuing Philippine embassy or consulate abroad. PH bats for multilateral cooperation to address global vax gaps The Philippines championed a cooperative, transparent, science-based, and coordinated regional and global…

PH Space Agency and UN Office for Outer Space Affairs to Ink Space Cooperation MOU The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA), the country’s central government agency for planning, developing and promoting the national space program, is scheduled to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Space Cooperation with the United Nations, represented by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), on 4 June 2021. Philippines Holds First Maritime Dialogue with Australia The Philippines, led by Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary for Maritime and Ocean Affairs Maria Angela A. Ponce, and Australia, led by US and Indo-Pacific Strategy Division of the…

  Philippines Calls on Myanmar to adhere to the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Philippine Representative Jaime Victor B. Ledda joined representatives of other ASEAN Member States in discussing current developments on human rights in the region and expressed deep concern over developments in Myanmar during the 33rd Meeting of the AICHR held via video conference from 06 to 08 April 2021 Philippines, Colombia Discuss Peacebuilding, People-To-People Exchanges, Security Cooperation Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Civilian Security and Consular Affairs Brigido J. Dulay received Colombian Ambassador to the Philippines Marcela Ordonez on 04 May 2021…

  SFA Locsin Calls for Greater Cooperation in Climate Change Action, COVID-19 Response, Recovery at ASEAN-UK Open-Ended Troika Meeting Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. joined Foreign Ministers and High Representatives of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Member States, the ASEAN Secretary-General and United Kingdom (UK) Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab at the ASEAN-UK Open-Ended Troika Dialogue on 08 April 2021 via video conference. DFA Undersecretary Dulay, French Ambassador Boccoz Reaffirm Ties in Fields of Defense, Maritime, Economic, Health Cooperation Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Civilian Security and Consular Affairs Brigido J. Dulay welcomed French Ambassador to the Philippines…