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Phl Embassy in London Provides Advisory on New Telephone Scam

Tuesday, 17 April 2012 16:49
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17 April 2012 - The Philippine Embassy in London reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) that unidentified individuals or groups are engaging in a new telephone scam meant to fraudulently obtain money from relatives in the Philippines of Filipinos residing and/or working in the UK.

These fraudsters telephone the parent or other close relatives in the Philippines informing them that their relative has been arrested or had been involved in a serious accident.  They will then claim that he or she is an official of the Philippine Embassy.  The parent or close relative will thereafter be requested to immediately send money purportedly to allow the Philippine Embassy to work for the immediate release from prison or hospital of the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) and arrange for his/her repatriation to the Philippines.

The public is advised that the DFA and its Embassies and Consulates all over the world extend assistance to Filipinos in distress at no monetary cost to them or their family.  Coordination with an OFW's family in the Philippines is primarily made through the DFA in Manila.  In urgent cases, the Embassy may call the family directly to convey information or secure other details or authorizations from the family, but never to solicit money.

In order to avoid unauthorized disclosure of the name, telephone number and other contact details of their immediate family in the Philippines, Filipinos abroad are strongly urged not to disclose such personal information to persons who are not known to them or are not legitimate banking or remittance companies. Unsolicited e-mail requesting such details, in relation to alleged cash prizes from lottery or raffle, should be ignored and deleted.

In case of any suspicious telephone calls, allegedly emanating from the DFA or any of its Embassies and Consulates and/or which follow the above-mentioned modus operandi, the public may contact the nearest Philippine Embassy or Consulate or the DFA's Office of Intelligence and Security at (632) 831-8921 or at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . END

 

Joint Press Conference of Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert F. Del Rosario, Philippine Navy Flag Officer in Command Vice Admiral Alexander Pama, and Philippine Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Edmund Tan on the Incident at Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal

Wednesday, 11 April 2012 11:23
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MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA

ARE INVITED TO COVER THE:


WHAT: Joint Press Conference of Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert F. Del Rosario, Philippine Navy Flag Officer in Command Vice Admiral Alexander Pama, and Philippine Coast Guard Commandant
Admiral Edmund Tan on the Incident at Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal

WHEN:    11 April 2012, Wednesday, 1:30 P.M.

WHERE:   DFA Press Room, Ground Floor, DFA Main Building, 2330 ROXAS BOULEVARD, PASAY CITY

 

Passport, Authentication and Visa Services to Close for Lenten Holidays

Thursday, 29 March 2012 16:17
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29 March 2012 - In observance of the Lenten Season (Holy Week) and the Araw ng Kagitingan, the Department of Foreign Affairs' Office of Consular Affairs (DFA-OCA) will be closed on the following dates:

05 APRIL 2012         :           Holy Thursday

06 APRIL 2012         :           Good Friday

09 APRIL 2012         :           Araw ng Kagitingan

In view of the above, no appointments have been scheduled and there will be no consular services (passport, visas, and authentication of documents) during those days.

DFA-OCA's operations will resume on 10 April 2012, Tuesday. END

 

Pre-Departure Press Briefing of President Benigno S. Aquino III’s Attendance to the 20th ASEAN Summit

Wednesday, 28 March 2012 13:48
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MEMBERS OF THE DFA PRESS CORPS ARE INVITED TO COVER THE FOLLOWING:

WHAT:      PRE-DEPARTURE PRESS BRIEFING OF PRESIDENT BENIGNO S. AQUINO III'S ATTENDANCE TO THE 20TH ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN) SUMMIT IN PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA ON 3-4 APRIL 2012

WHEN:     29 MARCH 2012,  THURSDAY, 10:00 A.M.

WHERE:    NEW EXECUTIVE BUILDING PRESS BRIEFING ROOM, MALACANANG,   MANILA

*TO FACILITATE ENTRY TO THE VENUE, PLEASE REGISTER AT THE MEDIA AFFAIRS RELATIONS OFFICE (MARO) AT THE NEW EXECUTIVE BUILDING IN MALACANANG.

 

DFA Advises the Public Not to Believe Messages from Bogus DFA E-Mail Accounts

Friday, 16 March 2012 16:38
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DFA ADVISES THE PUBLIC NOT TO BELIEVE MESSAGES FROM BOGUS DFA E-MAIL ACCOUNTS


16 March 2012 - The DFA recently received a report from the Philippine Embassy in Singapore that a Filipino based in that country received an email from This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it informing him that the Department of Justice received a complaint with a request for the issuance of a warrant of arrest against him for his alleged involvement in some criminal activity.

The DFA wishes to inform the public that the abovementioned e-mail account is not an official DFA account.

Notices regarding legal proceedings are never sent through e-mail and applications for the issuance of warrants of arrest are filed before our courts and not the DOJ.

The public are advised not to fall victim to this modus operandi and to report any such e-mails to the DFA, the nearest Philippine Embassy or Consulate General or the National Bureau of Investigation's Technical Intelligence Division

( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).END

 

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DFA: HUWAG MANIWALA SA MGA PEKENG DFA E-MAIL

16 Marso 2012 - Nakatanggap ng ulat ang Kagawaran ng Ugnayang Panlabas mula sa Embahada ng Pilipinas sa Singapore ukol sa isang Pilipino doon na nakatanggap ng e-mail mula sa This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Ang nasabing e-mail account ay hindi pagmamay-ari ng DFA.

Ayon sa naturang e-mail, nakatanggap 'di-umano ng reklamo ang Kagawaran ng Katarungan (DOJ) laban sa nasabing Pilipino dahil sa pagkakasangkot nito sa isang krimen. Kalakip daw ng reklamo ang isang hiling para sa pagpapalabas ng warrant of arrest.

Para sa kaalaman ng publiko, ang mga mensaheng may kinalaman sa mga kasong legal ay hindi kailanman ipinanadala sa pamamagitan ng e-mail at ang mga hiling sa pagpapalabas ng warrant of arrest ay isinusumite sa ating mga hukuman at hindi sa DOJ.

Maaaring ipagbigay alam ang mga ganitong panloloko sa DFA, sa pinakamalapit na Embahada o Konsulada ng Pilipinas o di kaya'y sa Technical Intelligence Division ng Pambansang Kawanihan ng Pagsisiyasat o NBI

( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).WAKAS


 
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