"All our kababayans can just approach our Philippine Consulate in Kyiv. There s a team in Lviv also that is there if they need repatriation, they need to transfer to a safer place," Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Sarah Arriola said in a press briefing.
MANILA - The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) advised Filipinos in Ukraine to remain vigilant and maintain contact with Philippine authorities as the crisis between the European nation and Russia further worsen. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said he approved a "special military operation" in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region and that he had asked Ukrainian troops to put down their arms. As events rapidly unfold, Ukrainian authorities declare a nationwide state of emergency in the country. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said the Philippine Embassy in Warsaw has been on "high alert" and the DFA continues to make arrangements with other countries for the safe exit of Filipinos who want to go home. "Poland finally agreed to let ours in sans EU visas; not heard anything from Russia on our request re: its closest border. Most Filipinos in Ukraine are grateful guests and want to stick it out with their warm welcoming neighbors,"
MANILA - The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) advised Filipinos in Ukraine to remain vigilant and maintain contact with Philippine authorities as the crisis between the European nation and Russia further worsen. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said he approved a "special military operation" in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region and that he had asked Ukrainian troops to put down their arms. As events rapidly unfold, Ukrainian authorities declare a nationwide state of emergency in the country. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said the Philippine Embassy in Warsaw has been on "high alert" and the DFA continues to make arrangements with other countries for the safe exit of Filipinos who want to go home. "Poland finally agreed to let ours in sans EU visas; not heard anything from Russia on our request re: its closest border. Most Filipinos in Ukraine are grateful guests and want to stick it out with their warm welcoming neighbors,"
Myanmar riot police in Yangon (Anadolu Agency) MANILA - The Philippine government will not accept the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) ratification instrument of military junta-led Myanmar, unless it stands in the way of a consensus in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). The 15-nation trade agreement was signed in November 2020 and entered into force on January 1 after the ratification of at least six Asean member states and three free trade agreement partners, including Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Japan, Laos, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. delivered the country's position during the Asean Foreign Ministers' Retreat in Cambodia on February 17. "The Philippines will not accept Myanmar's Instrument of Ratification (of RCEP). But if that stands in the way of my sister Indonesia and my brothers in Asean achieving consensus, I will not stand in the way and yiel
Myanmar riot police in Yangon (Anadolu Agency) MANILA - The Philippine government will not accept the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) ratification instrument of military junta-led Myanmar, unless it stands in the way of a consensus in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). The 15-nation trade agreement was signed in November 2020 and entered into force on January 1 after the ratification of at least six Asean member states and three free trade agreement partners, including Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Japan, Laos, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. delivered the country's position during the Asean Foreign Ministers' Retreat in Cambodia on February 17. "The Philippines will not accept Myanmar's Instrument of Ratification (of RCEP). But if that stands in the way of my sister Indonesia and my brothers in Asean achieving consensus, I will not stand in the way and yiel