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Japan visa applicants can still book via travel agent - VFS Global

Manila, March 21 -- Travelers applying for a Japanese visa still have the option of coursing their applications through a travel agent even after the opening of the Japanese visa application center (J... Read More


PH gov't intensifying efforts to streamline travel processes - DOT

Manila, March 21 -- The Department of Tourism (DOT) said the government is intensifying efforts to streamline travel processes while addressing key challenges in the Philippine tourism industry. Tour... Read More


PH, India working on Marcos' state visit within 2025

Manila, March 20 -- The Philippines and India are working on a possible state visit by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to the South Asian nation "as soon as possible this year" in time for the 75th ... Read More


Angola keen to improve tourism ties with PH

Manila, March 20 -- Angola is looking to boost its cooperation with the Philippines in the area of investment and tourism development, its ranking official has conveyed during a meeting with the Depar... Read More


Japan's new visa centers in PH to start ops April 7

Manila, March 19 -- The Japanese Embassy in Manila announced on Wednesday the opening of its new VFS Global-powered visa centers, which would begin operations on April 7. In an advisory, the embassy ... Read More


Medialdea 'fell ill,' taken to hospital - PH embassy

Manila, March 19 -- Former executive secretary Salvador Medialdea is receiving medical treatment at a Dutch hospital after he "fell ill" while visiting former president Rodrigo Duterte at the Internat... Read More


PH open to elevating 'strategic partnership' with India

Manila, March 19 -- The growing engagement between the Philippines and India opens up an opportunity for the two states to elevate relations into a "strategic partnership," Foreign Affairs Secretary E... Read More


PH bats for stronger multilateralism to meet climate goals

Manila, March 19 -- An official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Wednesday underscored the need for stronger multilateral partnership and collaboration among countries ... Read More


PH keen to start 'actual talks' for preferential trade deal with India

Manila, March 18 -- The Philippines is ready to initiate the actual negotiations for a preferential trade agreement (PTA) with India, according to Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo. Manalo is ... Read More


FPRRD faces ICC judges via video link; next hearing on Sept. 23

MANILA, March 15 -- Former president Rodrigo R. Duterte made his first appearance before the International Criminal Court (ICC) via a video link on Friday (Manila time), with the next hearing for conf... Read More