Tag Archives: Albert del Rosario
Filipinos in Troubled South Sudan Asked to Leave
The Department of Foreign Affairs has advised Filipinos to voluntarily leave South Sudan amid a deadly unrest in the northeastern African country. At the same time, Manila imposed a ban… Read more
400 Filipinos in Syria Want to Come Home
FOREIGN Secretary Albert del Rosario arrived on Tuesday from Syria to oversee the mandatory repatriation of thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) owing to the escalating violence in the Arab… Read more
Syria Promises Assistance in Repatriation of Filipinos
SYRIA HAS promised to assist the Philippine government in repatriating overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who refuse to leave the war-torn country, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday. The… Read more
Heed Calls for Repatriation, DFA Urges 4,000 Pinoys in Syria
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday urged anew some 4,000 Filipinos remaining in Syria to “heed government’s call for mandatory repatriation.” DFA Secretary Albert del Rosario expressed concern… Read more
Filipinos in Berlin Lay Out Red Carpet for DFA Secretary
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Albert del Rosario and his spouse, Madame Gretchen del Rosario, were warmly welcomed by the Filipino community in Berlin during the couple’s historic visit… Read more
Passport Application Moves from Regional Consular Offices (RCOs) to Shopping Malls
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced today it will soon start transferring its Regional Consular Offices (RCOs) to shopping malls around the country in a move that will not… Read more
Dept of Foreign Affairs to Shut Down 12 Embassies Abroad
THE Department of Foreign Affairs has agreed to close down 12 of its embassies and consulates and channel savings to embassies in countries that have more migrant Filipino workers. Foreign… Read more
DFA Mulls Lifting of Iraq Deployment Ban
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has entertained the idea of lifting a longstanding deployment ban of Filipino workers to Iraq. DFA secretary Albert del Rosario has tasked a delegation… Read more
Recruiters Hire Workers Through Facebook
Illegal recruiters, who are deploying overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Afghanistan, have tapped Facebook to hire more workers, re-cruitment agencies said Sunday. Recruitment consultant Emmanuel Geslani issued the warning after… Read more
Filipino Workers Refuse to Leave Afghanistan, Libya, Syria
Thousands of Filipinos on knife-edge are resisting evacuation efforts amid rising violence in Afghanistan, Libya and Syria. Concerned activists have accused the Aquino administration officials of either being “very slow”… Read more
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