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(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs has recently repatriated over 300 Filipinos from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The DFA said the 354 distressed or stranded overseas Filipino workers arrived in the country on Dec. 23 via a special repatriation flight. The department said the repatriates will undergo a stringent facility-based quarantine provided by the Philippine government. It said this was in conformity with the health protocols set by the Department […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration on Friday, Sept. 10, announced the suspension of the Order to Leave (OTL) of foreigners who have overstayed their temporary visitor’s visa in the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Immigration chief Jaime Morente said the suspension was pursuant to various resolutions from the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Diseases directing the public to exercise social distancing and minimize travel, and “in the interest of […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday, May 14, repatriated over 100 Filipinos from China. In a statement, the DFA said the 155 overseas Filipinos arrived from Nanjing via Philippine Airlines flight PR8430 at 10:30 p.m. at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The department said most of the recent arrivals were assisted with their overstaying fees in the country by the Philippine Embassy in Beijing and the Philippine Consulates General in Chongqing, […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has warned against trafficking schemes used even during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, the bureau said there are seven common schemes used by trafficking syndicates and illegal recruiters to enable their victims to work abroad. “Traffickers now use modern methods—technology, falsification, and deceit. They sweet talk their victims and entice them to agree to such schemes, hence the need to send out a warning for people not […]
Don’t be the cause of the spread of COVID-19, Tugade tells “colorum” vehicle operators (Eagle News) — Transportation Secretary Art Tugade warned operators of “colorum” vehicles to stop violating laws and community quarantine restrictions in place and to not be the cause of the spread of COVID-19. Tugade gave the warning after authorities stopped 12 “colorum” vehicles that had tried to enter different municipalities in Bicol region. According to the Bicol Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction […]
(Eagle News) — Communications Secretary Martin Andanar has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, Andanar said he was so far, asymptomatic, and was immediately isolated and placed under home quarantine. He said contact tracing was been done. “Rest assured, I am okay and I will still continue to work hard and to perform my duties well, including hosting regular shows to inform the public, as I recuperate from the virus,” he said. He also […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government will rehire some 15,000 contact tracers to sustain the country’s contact tracing efforts. In a statement on Saturday, January 16, the DILG said the rehires will work for at least six months. “While the country’s COVID-19 response is significantly improving, we should sustain our contact tracing efforts especially with the reported entry of the new UK coronavirus variant into the country,” the statement said. […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed an additional COVID-19 case among overseas Filipinos. With the additional case from the Asia Pacific region, the DFA said the total number of cases rose to 11245. No additional recovery was reported, which means the total number of recoveries remains at 7279. The death toll remains at 817, with no additional deaths reported. The Middle East and Africa still have the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries and deaths, […]
(Eagle News)–Sixty-two more COVID-19 recoveries have been reported among police personnel. The Philippine National Police said with the additional recoveries, the recovery tally rose to 5728. Twenty-eight more cases pushed the total to 6498. Of these, the PNP said 750 were active. No new deaths were reported, which means the death toll remains at 20. The police are among the country’s frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic as they continue to man quarantine checkpoints and enforce […]
(Eagle News)–Over 200,000 overseas Filipinos have been repatriated since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic until September, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, of the 204,481, 33.98 percent or 69477 were sea-based, while 66.02 percent or 135,004 were land-based. Of the total OFWs repatriated, 41892 were repatriated in September. The regional breakdown is as follows: 31,217 or 74.5% from the Middle East; 4,226 or 10.1% from Asia and the Pacific; 3,666 […]
Three land-based OFWs to return home, too (Eagle News)–Nineteen Filipinos from China will be arriving in the Philippines tomorrow. The Department of Foreign Affairs said of the 19, 16 were seafarers who have been stranded amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Eleven of these were from Ocean Star 86 who have been stranded in Dongshan since March. Earlier, Migrante alleged the government was not exerting efforts to get the seafarers home, an allegation the DFA strongly denied. […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte called on the police to be strict in implementing the rule on the wearing of face masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The President issued the reminder in a meeting with government officials aired on Tuesday morning, as COVID-19 cases in the country continued to increase. As of Monday afternoon, the Department of Health has confirmed 68898 cases. Of the 1521 newly reported cases, 1237 come from Metro Manila. “I have no […]
