(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos have risen to 24768. According to Department of Foreign Affairs data, this was after 250 more cases were reported from consular posts. Sixty-four more have recovered, pushing the COVID-19 recovery tally among Filipinos abroad to 14544. One more fatality was reported, bringing the total COVID-19 deaths to 1459. According to DFA data, the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries, […]
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50 Filipinos repatriated in first DFA-chartered flight from Laos this year
(Eagle News) — Fifty Filipinos were repatriated from Laos on Wednesday, Sept. 1. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs said the Filipinos included seven children, one pregnant woman, a pet dog and the cremated remains of a Filipino who passed away in Laos last July. The 50 passengers joined 92 Filipinos from Myanmar and Cambodia in the sweeper flight organized by the DFA, Myanmar National Airlines flight UB-9905. The department said all passengers […]
DFA repatriates 271 Filipinos from Vietnam
(Eagle News) — Over 200 distressed Filipinos arrived in the Philippines this week from Vietnam, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Friday, Aug. 20. According to the DFA, the 271 Filipinos arrived in the Philippines through a chartered Cebu Pacific flight on August 15. Most of the repatriates were distressed due to economic difficulties brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, while some of them were stranded in Vietnam due to flight cancellations. The department said […]
DFA reports 102 more COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad
(Eagle News) — Over 100 more COVID-19 cases have been reported among overseas Filipinos. According to recent Department of Foreign Affairs data, the additional 102 cases pushed the COVID-19 total among Filipinos abroad to 19876. “The spike in the number of cases is due to an increase in reported cases from a country in the Middle East,” the department said. Nine additional recoveries also pushed the COVID-19 recovery total to 12,053. No additional death due […]
Number of Filipinos repatriated since February 2020 breaches 400,000 mark
(Eagle News) — The number of Filipinos repatriated since the start of repatriation efforts amid the COVID-19 pandemic in February 2020 has breached the 400,000 mark. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, of the 401,105 repatriated as of May 15, 105417 were seafarers and 295688 were land-based overseas Filipinos. The department said last week’s batch included 344 stranded overseas Filipinos from Saudi Arabia and 155 from China. Also included were 14 distressed students from […]
DFA reports 12 more COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad; total at 18,325
(Eagle News) — Twelve more COVID-19 cases were reported among overseas Filipinos. Recent Department of Foreign Affairs data showed the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad to 18325. Thirteen more recoveries also pushed the recovery total to 11233. No additional fatalities among Filipinos outside the country were reported, which means the death toll due to COVID-19 remains at 1145. According to the DFA data, the Middle East and Africa are still the […]
DFA reports 17 more COVID-19 cases, 15 additional COVID-19 deaths among overseas Filipinos
26 more recover (Eagle News) — Seventeen more COVID-19 cases have been reported among overseas Filipinos. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad to 18270. Twenty-six more recoveries also pushed the recoveries among Filipinos outside the country to 11220. The death toll is now at 1141, with the addition of 15 deaths. According to DFA data, the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with […]
DFA: 3,363 overseas Filipinos repatriated this week
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs repatriated over 3,000 Filipinos abroad this week. According to DFA data, the additional 3,363 overseas Filipinos repatriated by the department brought the total number of repatriates to 397,468 since February last year, the start of repatriations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Of the total Filipinos repatriated, 105172 were seafarers. Over 200,000–or 292296–were land-based. The department said the 3,363 overseas Filipinos included undocumented overseas Filipinos (OFs) from Russia and […]
DFA reports 40 more COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad
(Eagle News)–Forty more COVID-19 cases have been reported among overseas Filipinos. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 case tally among Filipinos abroad to 13,897. Nineteen more have recovered, bringing the COVID-19 recovery total to 8,864. No additional fatalities were reported, which means the COVID-19 death toll among overseas Filipinos remains at 945. Based on DFA data, the Middle East and Africa were the regions with the most COVID-19 cases, […]
DFA reports 127 more COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad
(Eagle News)–Over 100 more COVID-19 cases have been reported among Filipinos abroad. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional 127 cases pushed the COVID-19 total cases among overseas Filipinos to 13760. Forty-six additional recoveries pushed the COVID-19 recovery tally of Filipinos overseas to 8784. “The reported spike is due to another surge in COVID-19 cases reported in one country in Europe,” the DFA said. No additional deaths were reported which means the death toll […]





