Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Philippine Coast Guard Joint Statement on the incident ...
Posted by: Bessy60
Lucena :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-13 14:11:33 -0700 | humanitarian-news
We received report that on May 9, 2013, MCS 3001 jointly manned by elements of BFAR and PCG, encountered four (4) foreign fishing vessels within the Philippine Archipelagic waters. Based on the report, our MCS 3001 tried to board one...
PHL HIGHLIGHTS GOVERNMENT EFFORTS, CIVIL SOCIETY'S ROLE IN ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS ...
Posted by: Bessy60
Lucena :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-04 08:12:25 -0700 | humanitarian-news
The Philippine Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN) in Vienna participated in the side event on “Femicide—Stopping the Killing of Women and Girls” during the 22nd session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, being held in...
PHILIPPINES HOSTS ASEAN YOUTH DEBATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Posted by: Bessy60
Lucena :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-06 23:36:45 -0700 | humanitarian-news
The Philippines is hosting the first ASEAN Youth Debate on Human Rights on April 04 to 05 at the Ateneo Professional Schools in Rockwell, Makati. University students from the ten ASEAN Member States participated in the two-day event bearing the...
PHLIPPINES URGES UN SECURITY COUNCIL TO ENSURE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF PEACEKEEPERS AND TO HOLD MORE ...
Posted by: Bessy60
Lucena :: Philippines | updated 2013-03-20 08:22:30 -0700 | humanitarian-news
Expressing “grave concern” over the recent abduction and detention of 21 Filipino peacekeepers from the United Nations Disengagement Observation Force (UNDOF) in the Golan Heights, the Philippines urged the United Nations (UN) Security Council to “exert all efforts”...
PHILIPPINES EMBASSY HUMANITARIAN/CONSULAR TEAMS RAMP UP CONSULAR ASSISTANCE TO FILIPINOS IN SABAH
Posted by: Bessy60
Lucena :: Philippines | updated 2013-03-22 10:08:51 -0700 | humanitarian-news
The Philippine Embassy in Kuala Lumpur has ramped up consular services and assistance to Filipino nationals in Sabah, in light of recent developments in Lahad Datu and nearby areas. Two officials from the Embassy, including Vice Consul Francis Herrera, left...
PHL INROADS IN PEACE-PROCESS WITH MILF HIGHLIGHTED AT BILATERAL MEETING AT THE UN
Posted by: Bessy60
Lucena :: Philippines | updated 2013-03-13 03:45:15 -0700 | humanitarian-news
- Advancements made in the peace process in the Southern Philippines, including through capacity-building programs, were highlighted during a meeting in New York between Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Deles and Special Adviser and Assistant Secretary-General of Civilian...
SOMALI PIRATES FREE 14 FILIPINO SEAFARERS
Posted by: Bessy60
Lucena :: Philippines | updated 2013-03-14 20:01:49 -0700 | humanitarian-news
The Philippine Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that Somali pirates released M/T Smyrni, a Greek-owned and Liberian-flagged oil tanker and its 26-member crew, which includes 14 Filipinos. The vessel and its crew were released...
EMBASSY HUMANITARIAN/CONSULAR TEAMS EXTEND ASSISTANCE TO FILIPINOS IN LAHAD DATU AND TAWAU
Posted by: Bessy60
Lucena :: Philippines | updated 2013-03-15 14:58:35 -0700 | humanitarian-news
The humanitarian/consular teams from the Philippine Embassy in Kuala Lumpur have fanned out and are providing assistance to Filipinos in Lahad Datu and nearby areas. Two embassy teams, with augmentation from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and other Philippine...
STATEMENT ON THE RELEASE OF 21 FILIPINO UN PEACEKEEPERS
Posted by: Bessy60
Lucena :: Philippines | updated 2013-03-11 15:15:45 -0700 | humanitarian-news
The Philippines welcomes the release of all 21 Filipino Peacekeepers who were detained on 6 March 2013 in Jamla, Syria. The Philippine Government and its people express deep appreciation to the Jordanian Government and military officials on the successful safe...
STATEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON THE REPORTED VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS OF ...
Posted by: Bessy60
Lucena :: Philippines | updated 2013-03-14 02:21:51 -0700 | humanitarian-news
The Department of Foreign Affairs views with grave concern the alleged rounding up of community members of Suluk/Tausug descent in Lahad Datu and other areas in Sabah and the alleged violations of human rights reported in the media by some...
Aquino renews commitment to peace talks with communists
Posted by: Bessy60
Lucena :: Philippines | updated 2013-02-25 07:01:10 -0800 | humanitarian-news
President Benigno S. Aquino III expressed his strong resolve to move the peace process with the communist rebels following a meeting with Norwegian facilitators in Malacanang on Friday. The President received the members of the Royal Norwegian government as well...
DFA CELEBRATES WORLD AIDS DAY
Posted by: Bessy60
Lucena :: Philippines | updated 2012-12-23 04:19:05 -0800 | humanitarian-news
In celebration of World AIDS Day, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) organized a Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Migration and HIV and AIDS, in partnership with the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) and the Action for Health Initiatives, Inc. (ACHIEVE), with the...
Philippine military working with Indonesian authorities in search for missing typhoon victims at sea ...
Posted by: Bessy60
Lucena :: Philippines | updated 2012-12-17 13:12:57 -0800 | humanitarian-news
The Philippine military has coordinated with the Indonesian authorities for assistance in the ongoing maritime search and rescue operations following the devastation brought about by Typhoon Pablo in Mindanao. Philippine Navy’s Capt. Robert Empedrad, the commander of the joint task...
PHL EMBASSY CANCELS ACCREDITATION OF PLACEMENT AGENCY, EXTENDS ASSISTANCE TO RESCUED FILIPINAS
Posted by: Bessy60
Lucena :: Philippines | updated 2012-12-08 02:13:18 -0800 | humanitarian-news
The Philippine Embassy in Kuala Lumpur said today that through its Office of the Labor Attache, the Embassy has cancelled the accreditation of the placement agency which deployed the six Filipinas who were rescued by Malaysian authorities last December 1...
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS STATEMENT ON THE TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF THE DEPLOYMENT OF NEW HIRES ...
Posted by: Bessy60
Lucena :: Philippines | updated 2012-12-08 08:26:52 -0800 | humanitarian-news
The Department of Foreign Affairs takes exception to the recent statement of the Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines criticizing the Philippine Government’s decision to temporarily ban the new deployment of Filipino workers to Israel. The Philippine Government has the sovereign...
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