Secretary of Foreign Affairs Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro met today with the Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) H.E. Saeed Bin Mubarak Al-Hajeri, a day before the opening of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2026 Summit. Read full story 👉🏻 https://dfa.gov.ph/dfa-news/dfa-releasesupdate/37644-dfa-secretary-holds-bilateral-meeting-with-minister-of-state-of-uae-s-ministry-of-foreign-affairs #DFAForgingAhead | Department of Foreign Affairs

WATCH: Department of Foreign Affairs, Republic of the Philippines Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega, in an interview Wednesday (Nov. 20, 2024), says Indonesia "did not ask for anything" in exchange for the transfer of OFW Mary Jane Veloso to a Philippine prison. De Vega: "Ang importante, ligtas na siya (Veloso) sa death penalty". | Philippine News Agency

LOOK: The new spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has been formally introduced to the DFA Press Corps. According to the DFA, career diplomat Ambassador Angelica Caraos Escalona has been appointed as the department’s new spokesperson, bringing decades of experience and a global track record of service. | via JP Soriano/GMA Integrated News | GMA News

The DFA will soon roll out its passport ePayment system, which will enable applicants to pay their passport processing fees through payment centers nationwide, and eventually through credit and debit cards or through over-the-counter bank transactions: https://dfa.gov.ph/dfa-news/statements-and-advisoriesupdate/16832-basic-information-on-the-dfa-epayment-portal Learn how the passport ePayment works by watching this video. #DFAePayment #ePaymentWorks #DFAinACTION | Department of Foreign Affairs,

Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Policy Leo M. Herrera-Lim met with Hou Yanqi, Director-General of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, on 29 January 2026 in Cebu, on the sidelines of the Senior Officials’ Meeting on the Implementation of the Declaration on the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea. Read full story 👉🏼 tinyurl.com/jturu9y4 #DFAForgingAhead | Department of Foreign Affairs, Republic of the Philippine

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