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(Eagle News) — The Philippines has filed a diplomatic protest against China. In a short statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs said the recent protest was over the Chinese Coast Guard’s “illegal confiscation” of fish aggregating devices of Filipino fishermen. The DFA said the confiscation of the payao, as they are called, took place in May in Bajo de Masinloc in Scarborough Shoal. “The Philippines also resolutely objected to China’s continuing illicit issuances of radio […]
(Eagle News) — Twenty-six additional COVID-19 cases were reported among overseas Filipinos, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, the additional cases that brought the total to 9959 were from Asia and the Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East. Eight new recoveries were reported among Filipinos abroad, pushing the tally to 5868. There are so far 733 deaths, including the seven new fatalities from the Middle East. Many of the deaths came […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs said it has chartered a repatriation flight from Lebanon that would carry at least 386 Overseas Filipinos (OFs) and the remains of eight overseas Filipinos, four of whom were killed as a result of the tragic August 4 blasts in a Beirut port The chartered flight is expected to arive anytime today, Monday, Aug. 17, at the Terminal 3 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport via […]
(Eagle News) — Fifteen new COVID-19 cases have been reported among overseas Filipinos, bringing the total to 9893, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, as of Saturday night, the 15 new cases were reported from the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, and Middle East/Africa. Nineteen new recoveries were recorded in the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, and Europe, pushing the total to 5842. Those undergoing treatment have reached 3326, while overall […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs has repatriated over 300 Filipinos from the United Arab Emirates recently. The DFA said the 342 FIlipinos were brought home via a Philippine Airlines flight, PR 8659, on Aug. 5. The flight arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, at 11:55 AM (Manila time). According to the DFA, the bulk of the passengers were those who availed of the United Arab Emirates government’s amnesty for overstaying residence […]
(Eagle News) — The number of Filipinos who were hurt in the explosion in Beirut, Lebanon last week has risen to 47. The Department of Foreign Affairs on Monday, Aug. 10, said the injuries of the five more Filipinos were also “not life-threatening.” Earlier, the DFA said it was still verifying reports on the ground so the number of Filipinos affected in the blast on Tuesday could still increase. So far, the DFA said four […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine government has recently repatriated over 100 overseas Filipinos from South Korea amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, the 143 land-based and sea-based Overseas Filipino Workers joined the Asiana Airlines OZ 703 special flight arranged by the Philippine embassy from Incheon to Manila for August 5. Before the OFWs’ departure, embassy officials met with them at Incheon Airport and walked them through the health protocols […]
(Eagle News) — The number of Filipinos who died in the Beirut, Lebanon blast on Tuesday has risen to four, with 31 injured all in all. The Department of Foreign Affairs said of the 31 hurt, two are in critical condition. “They are confined and are being monitored at Rizk Hospital,” Philippine Embassy Beirut Charge d’affaires Ajeet Panemanglor said. According to Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Sarah Lou Arriola, the higher figure comes as embassy personnel work […]
(Eagle News) — Two more Filipino seafarers who were reported missing after Tuesday’s explosion in Beirut, Lebanon have been found and are safe, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday, Aug. 6. According to the DFA, with the development, 13 seafarers who went missing following the explosion that killed over 135 according to Red Cross are accounted for. “Our Embassy in Beirut has ascertained the conditions of all the 13 Filipino seafarers who were […]
(Eagle News) — At least 24 Filipinos were injured after an explosion rocked Beirut, Lebanon on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Brigido Dulay said in a Tweet early Thursday, Aug. 6, that the wounded, who were mostly household service workers, were apart from the two Filipino deaths from the incident that left at least 135 dead according to Red Cross. He said that information was from the Philippine Embassy. “Except for 1 critical, all […]
(Eagle News)–Ten of the 11 Filipino seafarers who went missing after an explosion rocked Beirut, Lebanon are safe with their employer, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, the ten, who suffered minor injuries, are now with the management of the shipping company Abu Merhi Cruises at Ain el Mraiseh. The company operates the Orient Queen Cruises. With the development, the DFA said one Filipino seafarer is left unaccounted for. The DFA […]
(Eagle News) — An additional 49 Filipinos overseas have recovered from COVID-19, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday, Aug. 5. According to the DFA, with the newly-reported recoveries from Asia and the Pacific, Europe, and Middle East and Africa, the total number of recoveries rises to 5,730. The DFA said 20, however, were added to the total number of COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos, bringing the total to 9627. Two new fatalities were […]
