THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will vacate temporarily its headquarters along Roxas Boulevard in Pasay next year to pave the way for the retrofitting of its 50-year old building. The building, considered as one of the country’s national cultural properties, has been declared unsafe as it no longer conforms to the safety standards of
THE Department of Foreign Affairs will vacate temporarily its headquarters along Roxas Boulevard in Pasay next year to pave the way for the retrofitting of its 50-year old building.
Donated to the DFA by the Asian Development Bank, the building has become the home of Filipino diplomats where they host heads of states, dignitaries, as well as passport applicants and families of OFWs seeking help. For next year, the department is reviving this long-overdue overhaul of the building and has asked money for Congress anew. The bill this time is P1.7 billion.
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