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13 April 2009 - The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has issued a travel advisory to all Filipinos travelling to Thailand:
"In view of Thailand's declaration of a state of emergency, it is urged that non-essential and non-urgent travels to Bangkok and...
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28 April 2009-The Department of Foreign Affairs wishes to advise the public to take all necessary health precautions when traveling to Mexico in light of the recent outbreak of swine flu in the country.
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29 April 2009 - The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) wishes to echo the announcement made by the Department of Health (DOH) that while there is no travel ban to Mexico and other swine flu-affected countries, the public is advised to reconsider unimport...
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09 February 2009 - The Philippines has been issuing machine readable passports (MRPs) since 17 July 2007.
All green passports (non-machine readable passports) will be valid until the stated date of expiry.
This advisory is issued to reiterate the De...
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25 February 2009
The Philippine Government believes that the Philippines-United States Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) is indispensable to the nation's security.
This Fact Sheet contains information on gains that accrue to the Philippines through the VF...
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25 February 2009
The Philippine Government believes that the Philippines-United States Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) is indispensable to the nation’s security.
This Fact Sheet contains information on gains that accrue to the Philippines th...
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1 April 2009 - The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reiterated the existing policy of banning labor deployment to Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan and Nigeria following an assessment of the security and labor conditions in said countries.
"The gov...
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7 April 2009 - The Philippine Embassy in Hanoi has issued a warning to Filipinos against unauthorized recruiters, especially those based in Vietnam, who promise jobs in the country.
Based on reports received by the Embassy, a certain Filipino based in H...
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4 May 2009 - The Philippine Embassy in London has advised all Filipino nationals living and residing in the United Kingdom and Ireland to take precautionary measures in light of reported cases of A/H1N1 in said countries.
As of May 3, the World Health ...
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12 May 2009 - The Philippine Embassy in Havana, Cuba reported that there is an increasing trend in human trafficking in the Bahamas and other Caribbean Islands involving Filipino nationals.
In less than a year, there have been four attempts a...
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14 May 2009 - The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has amended its travel advisory to the Philippines by lifting travel restrictions to the "east side of Mindanao," the Philippine Embassy in London reported.
The amended travel advisory, wh...
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PR-270-09, 14 May 2009 -Diplomats from foreign missions in Ireland came to the Philippine Embassy in Dublin to sign the condolence book on the death of former President Corazon C. Aquino.
The Ambassadors from the United States, China, Finland, India, J...
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20 May 2009 - Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alberto G. Romulo and Japanese Ambassador Makoto Katsura signed and exchanged notes for two grant aid projects worth JPY911 million (approximately P450 million).
The projects involve JPY301 million (approximate...
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21 May 2009 - Living up to its role as one of the leaders in the fight against human trafficking, the Philippines last week reiterated before the United Nations General Assembly the importance of synergy in all intergovernmental efforts against traffickin...
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POEANEWS ADVISORYJune 16, 2009
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration reiterates its advisory to overseas Filipino workers on precautionary measures against A(H1N1) flu virus as the World Health Organization has declared a global pandemic.
PO...
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3 July 2009 - The Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah reported that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has imposed a new regulation on travel safety procedures.
Under the new regulation, travelers departing from a...
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3 July 2009 - The Department of Foreign Affairs wishes to inform the public that the Islamic Republic of Iran does not accept foreign household service workers from any country.
This advisory is being issued by the Department in view of recent reports fr...
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PR-575-09, The men and women of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), led by Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto G. Romulo, mourn the passing of a great and esteemed leader - former President Corazon C. Aquino.
With her profound love for country and her...
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PR-576-09, The Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu announced the arrival of Honorable Leoncio R. Cardenas to assume his post as the new Consul General of the Philippines to Hawaii.
A native of Badoc, Ilocos Norte, Consul General Cardenas described h...
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PR-577-09, The Philippine Permanent Delegation to UNESCO reported that the Philippine Madrigal Singers were awarded as UNESCO Artists for Peace by UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsuura in a ceremony held at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris last July 2...
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