Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin Jr. said, “The Filipinos’ dominant global helping presence single-handedly vindicated our push for receiving countries to adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration.
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Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), has instructed the Philippine Navy (PN) to step up its operations to defend the country's maritime interests.
Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (left), and Vice Admiral
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Supreme Court
The Supreme Court (SC) has moved to July 1 the implementation of online hearings via video conferencing for testimonies of Filipinos abroad, particularly Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), whose appearance is required by the courts.
In a May 5, 2021 circular issued by Court Administrator Jose Midas P. Marquez, the SC said the extension was requested by Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin Jr. and approved by Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo.
The online testimonies of Filipinos abroad would have been implemented last April 1, but Locsin told the SC that personnel of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) need more training on video conferencing.
PASAY CITY, Apr. 24 The Department of Foreign Affairs - Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs (DFA-OUMWA), in cooperation with Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development and the International Organization for Migration, successfully conducted for the first time a virtual forum entitled “Labor Mobility and Human Rights: Examining Migrant Labor Governance in the Middle East in the Context of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM)” on 20 April 2021.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte addressed the forum, reaffirming the Philippines’ commitment to protecting millions of migrant workers around the world. He called for the abolition of the Kafala system, a sponsorship system of migrant workers.