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Countries hosting diplomatic missions of the Philippines. The Republic of the Philippines has a network of diplomatic missions in major cities around the world, under the purview of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), to forward the country's interests in the areas that they serve, as well as to serve the ever-growing numbers of Overseas Filipinos and Overseas Filipino Workers.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA; Filipino: Kagawaran ng Ugnayang Panlabas) is the executive department of the Philippine government tasked to contribute to the enhancement of national security, protection of the territorial integrity and national sovereignty, to participate in the national endeavor of sustaining development and enhancing the Philippines' competitive edge, to protect the ...
Map of states with diplomatic missions in the Philippines. This is a list of diplomatic missions in the Philippines.The National Capital Region, more commonly known as Metro Manila, is host to 69 embassies.
The Act is jointly enforced by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Bureau of Immigration (BI). Visitors from 157 countries are permitted visa-free entry for periods ranging from 14 to 59 days. Generally, foreign nationals who wish to enter the Philippines require a visa unless the visitor is:
Under the basis of Commonwealth Act No. 732, [3] Republic Act No. 708, [4] and Republic Act No. 7157, [5] the duties and powers of the Secretary is: "advises and assists the President in planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, integrating, and evaluating the total national effort in the field of foreign affairs relations in pursuit of its Constitutional mandate".
The Philippine Consulate General in Houston is headed by Consul General Gunther Emil M. Sales, who assumed the position on July 30, 2024. [9] Prior to his current post, he served as Assistant Secretary for American Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila, [9] and before that was posted at the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C. as minister and consul. [10]
In late July 2008, the DFA has announced plans and the possible implementation of a new Biometric Passport System for new passports. It is expected that the government will start issuing biometric passports by the end of 2009. On August 11, 2009, the first biometric passport was released for President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. The e-passport had ...
The Philippine Consulate General in Nagoya was opened on December 1, 2020, [2] taking over from a previous honorary consulate. [3] Although a resident mission had been requested for many years by members of the local Filipino community, [2] planning for the consulate only began in 2019, when funds for the mission, on the initiative of Senator Loren Legarda, were allocated for its opening.