APRIL 15, 2026 – The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Honolulu held a Cultural Box Turnover Ceremony on Wednesday, April 8 at the Consulate, providing cultural boxes to Filipino student organizations across Hawaii and American Samoa. In a a collaborative effort to strengthen cultural awareness and appreciation of Filipino identity among the youth, the event … READ MORE
APRIL 14, 2026 – The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Hong Kong, in coordination with the United Architects of the Philippines – Hong Kong Chapter and The BLOMSTRE, joined the 2026 Hong Kong Flower Show. Based on the theme, “A Fragrant Journey Through Hong Kong,” the event was held from March 20-29, 2026 at Victoria … READ MORE
APRIL 10, 2026 – The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Toronto launched the fifth Filipino Restaurant Month in Canada (FMRC) at a press event held on Tuesday, March 31. Filipino chefs, food influencers, media representatives, and members of the Filipino community joined the event, where Consul General Kristine Leilani R. Salle discussed the importance of … READ MORE
APRIL 8, 2026 – International magazine Monocle hailed the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in Singapore as one of the world’s best foreign embassies for its “Good Embassies Guide” April 2026 issue. Founded in 2007, Monocle is a foreign publication that features global affairs, diplomacy, culture, design, business, and more. Headquartered in London … READ MORE
APRIL 8, 2026 – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced that passport applications filed beginning the last week of March 2026 may encounter delays in release, due to logistical and supply chain issues caused by the Middle East crisis. The Department stated that processing a new passport may take 10 to 15 working … READ MORE
APRIL 7, 2026 – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed on Tuesday that a Filipina was killed in a missile attack in Israel on April 5, amid the continuing conflict in the Middle East. The Filipina died inside a residence in Haifa on Sunday evening, alongside her husband, an Israeli, and her elderly parents-in-law. … READ MORE
MARCH 29, 2026 – The Philippines and China have resumed discussions on a potential oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea, almost four years since previous talks were halted in 2022. The matter was raised during the China-Philippines Bilateral Consultative Mechanism (BCM) on South China Sea meeting held in Fujian, China, on March … READ MORE
MARCH 17, 2026 – Filipinos can now obtain digital apostille for electronic certificates issued by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) without having to submit physical documents. On Monday, 16th March 2026, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) led the launching of the fully digital apostille platform, which reduces … READ MORE
MARCH 11, 2026 – Amid the escalating tension in the Middle East, the Philippine government has extended various types of assistance to over 4,600 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) as of Tuesday, 10th March 2026. Moreover, Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac stated that the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) … READ MORE
MARCH 9, 2026 – As part of the country’s modernization of travel documents, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has adopted the two-letter document type code “PP” for regular Philippine ePassports. In an official statement on Monday, the agency declared that starting 1st March 2026, the new code will appear in both the Machine Readable … READ MORE