Tag: Cacdac

35 Filipinos evacuated from Afghanistan arrive in the country

  (Eagle News) – Thirty-five Filipinos from Afghanistan who had been evacuated by their companies to Doha, Qatar earlier arrived in the country on Tuesday, Aug. 17, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. The DFA said it is still working to repatriate the other Filipinos still left in Kabul, Afghanistan. ‼️Read: Situation Bulletin on the Armed Conflict in Afghanistan as of 17 August 2021‼️ Any Filipino in distress can contact the Philippine Embassy in […]

WATCH: Interview with OWWA Admin Cacdac on OFWs affected by Delta variant restrictions, COVID pandemic

  Balitalakayan interviews Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration (OWWA) chief Hans Leo Cacdac regarding overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have been affected by the travel restrictions to control the entry of travelers coming from countries with high Delta variant cases. In an interview on June 28, Cacdac said that there are around 2,000 to 2,500 OFWs who have been stranded or affected by the travel restrictions concerning the Delta variant. He said that there are also […]

No Filipinos in Israel and Gaza Strip injured so far in ongoing rocket strikes, says OWWA

Add’l bomb shelters set up for Filpinos in critical areas in Israel, Gaza as PHL officials monitor situation   (Eagle News) —  No Filipino worker as well as residents in Israel and the Gaza strip on the Palestine side have been injured so far in the ongoing strikes in the region, as labor officials assure assistance to the country’s overseas workers in the area. According to Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration (OWWA) administrator Hans Leo Cacdac, […]