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Nearly 400,000 undocumented OFWs warned of Malaysia crackdown
'We request our kababayans to exercise due prudence and to ensure they carry their legal documents at all times,' says Ambassador Charles Jose

ASEAN Summit in Manila to tackle West PH Sea
New DFA spokesman Robespierre Bolivar says the upcoming ASEAN Summit will also be a chance to show the best of the Philippines

SC's Carpio warns vs China station on Scarborough
Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio says that China s planned environmental monitoring station is a radar station that will enable it to enforce an air defense identification zone in the South China Sea

China to build on Scarborough Shoal – reports
Monitoring stations were being built on 6 islands and reefs including Scarborough Shoal off the northwestern Philippines the Associated Press reports

DFA hopes new evidence will save Jennifer Dalquez
The government says they are already doing everything they can to overturn a UAE court s death sentence on OFW Jennifer Dalquez

PH asks Malaysia for proof 5 ISIS-linked suspects are Filipinos
The Philippines is also investigating the supposed links of the 5 suspects to militants in Mindanao

PANOORIN: Foreign ministers ng ASEAN, magmimiting sa Boracay
Pag uusapan ng ASEAN foreign ministers ang iba t ibang regional issues tulad ng sigalot sa West Philippine Sea

Lascañas, peace talks, South China Sea | Midday wRap
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ASEAN, China 'working very hard' for sea pact – PH
ASEAN and China bank on a fresh momentum for a legally binding code of conduct in the South China Sea the Philippines says

PH to help OFW jailed in Kuwait for joining ISIS
Our embassy is prepared to extend legal and consular assistance to make sure that she gets due process and her rights are not violated says Foreign Affairs spokesman Charles Jose

Marcos burial, William Brownfield, Donald Trump | 12PM wRap
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DFA: No 'calamitous impact' on Filipino migrants in US despite Trump win
UPDATED The Philippines says majority of Filipinos in the US have legal residency or citizenship status pay their taxes and generally obey American laws

UN probe on Philippine killings still can't begin
DFA spokesman Charles Jose says UN rapporteur Agnes Callamard has not answered the Philippines invitation even informally

China to avoid 'divisive' sea ruling during Duterte trip
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte s trip to China will be focusing on the things that unite us Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua says

Businessmen for Duterte, Dick Gordon, Nobel Prize | 6PM wRap
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Duterte names journalist as ambassador to China
UPDATED The President also nominates Department of Foreign Affairs spokesman Charles Jose as ambassador to Malaysia

ASEAN 2016: Duterte to explain PH war on drugs
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will also push for a drug free ASEAN DFA spokesman Charles Jose says

Duterte declines meeting with UN chief
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric says they tried to set a time for a meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN forum in Laos next week but that no time could be agreed upon

Stranded in Istanbul
A Filipino traveler gets stuck in Istanbul as a coup attempt gets underway

Miriam Santiago, Duterte on Xi, ‘Cursed Child’ | 6PM wRap
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DFA Robinsons soon exclusive for OFWs
The DFA is also offering a courtesy lane exclusively for migrant workers as a way of giving importance to OFWs

DFA warns applicants who miss passport appointments
The Department of Foreign Affaris imposes a new rule after finding out that 47 of passport applicants end up as ‘no shows’ every day

Taiwan gives tour of disputed island, says PH providing 'wrong' info
Filipino lawyers have provided wrong information misleading the world so we feel we have to come out to rebuff their claims says Taiwan s president

Philippines says defense stronger under US 'rotational' deal
The agreement between the two close allies comes as the Philippines and other countries are embroiled in a tense dispute with China over conflicting territorial claims in the South China Sea

Philippines condemns Jakarta bombings; no Filipino hurt
UPDATED Jakarta is the site of another explosion in 2000 that wounded then Philippine ambassador Leonides Caday

Philippines to protest China's test-flight on Spratlys
Manila will protest Beijing s test flight of a civilian aircraft on an airstrip it built in the artificial island of Fiery Cross Reef in the South China Sea

35-year-old Filipino executed in Saudi Arabia
2nd UPDATE A father of two Joselito Lidasan Zapanta is executed in Saudi Arabia because of a case of murder with robbery

APEC vs terrorism, maritime dispute, Ronda Rousey | 6PM wRap
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PH amid APEC Summit: South China Sea? Next question, please
DFA spokesman Charles Jose says: Pag inumpisahan ko ‘to tuluy tuloy na ‘to eh Huwag na nating umpisahan ang South China Sea

Obama, 11 leaders to meet in Manila on TPP
UPDATED This will be the first time that the leaders of the various TPP countries will be able to come together since the completion and publication of the text a US security official says

2 diplomats held in deadly Cebu shooting flown to China
Chinese embassy spokeswoman Li Lingxiao says she has no comment to make on the Filipino government s announcement over the transfer of custody

PH: 2 Chinese in Cebu killings have diplomatic immunity
Foreign ministry spokesman Charles Jose says the shooting was an extreme act of a relative of a staff of the consulate general

Typhoon Lando, Leyte's hospital supplies, PH vs China | 12PM wRap
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Philippines hits out at Chinese lighthouses in disputed sea
These actions are obviously intended to change actual conditions on the ground and aimed at bolstering China s territorial claim in the South China Sea the Philippines foreign affairs department says

Australia in talks with Philippines to resettle refugees
UPDATED Under Australia s hardline policy to stop asylum seeker boats reaching its shores those arriving by sea are denied resettlement in Australia even if found to be genuine refugees

Philippines raises alert level 1 over Thailand
The Philippines also identifies the places Filipinos should avoid in Thailand as a Filipina suffers an injury due to the Bangkok blast

PH confirms Filipina injured in Bangkok blast
The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs says the Filipina who works for a foreign family suffered a hearing injury

Philippines condemns Bangkok blast as act of terror
The Philippines is still verifying the reported Filipino casualty in the Bangkok bombing that left around 21 people dead

China on talks with PH: No need to drop case
Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua says dropping the case is not a precondition to talks but it seems the Philippine side itself shut the door to secure that they have a strong position at the tribunal

Philippines expects to win UN South China Sea case
We believe the tribunal will look at our case with favor We are confident of the Philippine position on this matter says a presidential spokesperson

Filipinos file new appeal vs China before UN bodies
This new appeal comes as the Philippines prepares for oral hearings in its historic case against China before the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague The Netherlands
Poe overtakes Binay, transportation woes, maritime dispute | 12PM wRap
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China ignored new deadline in sea case – PH
This comes as the Philippines airs its serious concern over China s island building in the disputed South China Sea
PH still mulling fisheries deal with Taiwan amid sea row
While the proposed deal will not define borders it will set protocols on the arrest and detention of fishermen
PH alarmed as China soon completes island building
We continue to urge China to desist from its reclamation and planned construction activities the Philippines says
On Independence Day, PH launches docu on sea row
The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs says the documentary on the South China Sea doesn t aim to agitate Beijing

Filipina among fatalities in Malaysia quake
Filipina Karyl Mitzi Higuit Matahom 12 years old is among the Tanjong Katong Primary School students on their excursion in Malaysia s Mount Kinabalu when a 6 0 magnitude quake hit

Roxas Negros campaign, Malaysia Airlines, quake response | 6PM wRap
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Pemberton admission, Rohingya asylum, prison boxing | 12PM wRap
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Building in Spratlys? PH 'can't even fix Manila airport'
Denying China s claims the Philippines says it simply wants to undertake some repairs and maintenance on its existing runway in the South China Sea
