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                    [Title] => Pagpapadala ng OFWs sa Iraq pinigil
                    [Summary] => Hindi muna magpapadala ng mga manggagawang Pilipino sa Iraq matapos ang digmaan doon.


Ito ang inihayag ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) at ng Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) kaugnay na rin ng hindi pa normal na sitwasyon sa Iraq bunsod sa ginagawang pang-aambus sa mga tropa ng coalition forces.


Sa kasalukuyan, mahigit 30 sundalong Amerikano at Briton ang napapatay ng mga Iraqi troops na loyal pa rin kay Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.


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                    [Title] => Pinay entertainers sa South Korea bawal na
                    [Summary] => Ipinagbabawal na ng pamahalaang South Korea ang pagpunta o pagtatrabaho ng mga Filipina entertainers sa nasabing bansa dahil sa mga naitalang pang-aabuso sa mga ito.


Ayon kay Foreign Affairs spokesman asst. secretary Victoriano Lecaros, inimpormahan ang RP Embassy sa Seoul kahapon ng Immigration Bureau ng Ministry of Justice ng Korea na hindi na mag-iisyu pa ang mga ito ng visa entertainment sa mga foreign female workers.


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                    [Title] => Israel may 'weapons of mass detructions'
                    [Summary] => Maliban sa Iraq ay pinagdududahan na rin ng United Nations na may nakatago ring "weapons of mass destructions" ang bansang Israel.


Ito ang inihayag kahapon kay Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesman Victoriano Lecaros sa ginanap na regular na forum kahapon sa Citio Fernandina sa Greenhills, San Juan.


Nabatid na kabilang sa mga bansang may "weapons of mass destructions" ay ang Russia, France, Britain, China, India at Pakistan pero ito’y lingid sa kaalaman ng mga opisyal ng United Nations (UN).


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                    [Title] => Manila seeks help to evacuate Pinoys in Ivory Coast
                    [Summary] => The Philippines has sought the help of France and the United States to evacuate about a hundred of its nationals in Ivory Coast, a spokesman said yesterday.    


Ambassador to Nigeria Masaranga Umpa has met with his counterparts in the French and US embassy to ask for their help, Foreign Affairs Department spokesman Victoriano Lecaros said.    


The French and US ambassadors were asked to take into consideration the Filipinos in the Ivory Coast as they evacuate their own nationals from that country, Lecaros said.    


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                    [Title] => 23 Pinoy seamen kinidnap ng mga pirata sa Somalia
                    [Summary] => May 23 tripulanteng Filipino ang dinukot ng may 20 armadong hinihinalang mga pirata habang naglalayag sa karagatan ng Somalia sa Africa. Batay sa ulat na nakarating sa Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), ang nasabing insidente ay naganap noong nakalipas na Hunyo 15 ngunit hindi agad naihayag sa media.
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                    [Title] => Pinay maid falls to her death in Singapore
                    [Summary] => A 21-year-old Filipina domestic helper fell to her death on Sunday from the 25th floor of an apartment building in Singapore where she had worked for only two days.


Reports reaching the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) showed that Maricon Felix Gatpia, a native of Teresa, Rizal, fell to her death from No. 32 Jalan Rajah Tower.


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                    [Title] => Piyansa ni Atong Ang tinutulang ng US Court
                    [Summary] => Ibinasura kahapon ng Las Vegas court ang kahilingan ni dating presidential adviser Charlie "Atong" Ang na makapagpiyansa.


Nabatid kay Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesman assistant secretary Victoriano Lecaros na mananatili si Ang sa kulungan habang nakabinbin ang extradition hearing. Itinakda sa Mayo 2 ang extradition arguments habang hinihintay pa ang resulta ng kanyang hinihinging asylum.


Bukod sa asylum, hiniling rin ni Ang na ang hurisdiksiyon ng kanyang kaso ay malipat sa US Immigration mula sa US Marshall.


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                    [Title] => RP posts abroad brace for attacks
                    [Summary] => Philippine embassies in the Middle East and Southeast Asia are on a high state of alert following bomb threats to diplomatic missions of countries supporting the United States’ war against international terrorism.


Victoriano Lecaros, spokesman for the Department of Foreign Affairs, told reporters yesterday several of the country’s embassies and consulates have asked for a "supplemental budget" so they can hire more security guards and install  security cameras, monitors, fences and steel gates.


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                    [Title] => DFA, NBI probe e-mail-order bride services
                    [Summary] => The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) vowed yesterday to probe online mail-order bride services which prey on Filipino women.
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                    [Title] => GMA pledges $.2M for Afghan fund
                    [Summary] => President Arroyo has pledged $200,000 for a United Nations (UN) fund to feed and shelter millions of refugees in and around Afghanistan, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday.


DFA spokesman Victoriano Lecaros said the money will be drawn from the President’s contingency fund and go to the UN Emergency Donor Alert for Afghanistan.


"The President approved the release of P200,000 in response to UN appeals," Lecaros said. "More than anything the donation will address housing and food concerns. This is for humanitarian reasons."


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Ayon kay Foreign Affairs spokesman asst. secretary Victoriano Lecaros, inimpormahan ang RP Embassy sa Seoul kahapon ng Immigration Bureau ng Ministry of Justice ng Korea na hindi na mag-iisyu pa ang mga ito ng visa entertainment sa mga foreign female workers.


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Ito ang inihayag kahapon kay Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesman Victoriano Lecaros sa ginanap na regular na forum kahapon sa Citio Fernandina sa Greenhills, San Juan.


Nabatid na kabilang sa mga bansang may "weapons of mass destructions" ay ang Russia, France, Britain, China, India at Pakistan pero ito’y lingid sa kaalaman ng mga opisyal ng United Nations (UN).


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The French and US ambassadors were asked to take into consideration the Filipinos in the Ivory Coast as they evacuate their own nationals from that country, Lecaros said.    


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DFA spokesman Victoriano Lecaros said the money will be drawn from the President’s contingency fund and go to the UN Emergency Donor Alert for Afghanistan.


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Pagpapadala ng OFWs sa Iraq pinigil

July 7, 2003 - 12:00am

Hindi muna magpapadala ng mga manggagawang Pilipino sa Iraq matapos ang digmaan doon. Ito ang inihayag ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) at ng Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) kaugnay na rin ng...

Bansa

Pinay entertainers sa South Korea bawal na

June 8, 2003 - 12:00am

Ipinagbabawal na ng pamahalaang South Korea ang pagpunta o pagtatrabaho ng mga Filipina entertainers sa nasabing bansa dahil sa mga naitalang pang-aabuso sa mga ito. Ayon kay Foreign Affairs spokesman asst. secretary...

Bansa

Israel may 'weapons of mass detructions'

February 6, 2003 - 12:00am

Maliban sa Iraq ay pinagdududahan na rin ng United Nations na may nakatago ring "weapons of mass destructions" ang bansang Israel. Ito ang inihayag kahapon kay Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesman...

Bansa

Manila seeks help to evacuate Pinoys in Ivory Coast

October 6, 2002 - 12:00am

The Philippines has sought the help of France and the United States to evacuate about a hundred of its nationals in Ivory Coast, a spokesman said yesterday. Ambassador to Nigeria Masaranga Umpa has met with...

Headlines

23 Pinoy seamen kinidnap ng mga pirata sa Somalia

July 4, 2002 - 12:00am

May 23 tripulanteng Filipino ang dinukot ng may 20 armadong hinihinalang mga pirata habang naglalayag sa karagatan ng Somalia sa Africa. Batay sa ulat na nakarating sa Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), ang nasabing...

Bansa

Pinay maid falls to her death in Singapore

By Pia Lee-Brago | June 27, 2002 - 12:00am

A 21-year-old Filipina domestic helper fell to her death on Sunday from the 25th floor of an apartment building in Singapore where she had worked for only two days. Reports reaching the Department of Foreign Affairs...

Headlines

Piyansa ni Atong Ang tinutulang ng US Court

March 2, 2002 - 12:00am

Ibinasura kahapon ng Las Vegas court ang kahilingan ni dating presidential adviser Charlie "Atong" Ang na makapagpiyansa. Nabatid kay Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesman assistant secretary Victoriano...

Bansa

RP posts abroad brace for attacks

By Pia Lee-Brago | January 29, 2002 - 12:00am

Philippine embassies in the Middle East and Southeast Asia are on a high state of alert following bomb threats to diplomatic missions of countries supporting the United States’ war against international terrorism. Victoriano...

Headlines

DFA, NBI probe e-mail-order bride services

January 16, 2002 - 12:00am

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) vowed yesterday to probe online mail-order bride services which prey on Filipino women.

Nation

GMA pledges $.2M for Afghan fund

January 16, 2002 - 12:00am

President Arroyo has pledged $200,000 for a United Nations (UN) fund to feed and shelter millions of refugees in and around Afghanistan, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday. DFA spokesman Victoriano...

Headlines