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(Eagle News) – The Philippine government has successfully brought home 445 Filipinos, mostly crewmembers of the MV Diamond Princess cruise ship, through two chartered flights of the Philippine Airlines (PAL), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. The first flight, which carried 309 passengers, as well as a two-member repatriation team from the DFA and a four-member health response team from the Department of Health (DOH) arrived at Clark Airbase at 10:10 p.m. of […]
(Eagle News)–Operations in all Department of Foreign Affairs consular offices are suspended on Tuesday, Feb. 25. In an advisory, the DFA said the suspension of operations of the offices including the one in Aseana Business Park, was in observance of the EDSA Revolution anniversary, a special non-working holiday. Regular operations and services, the DFA said, will resume on Wednesday, Feb. 26. The DFA said applicants with confirmed appointments who will be unable to avail of […]
(Eagle News) –Ten more Overseas Filipino Workers repatriated from Libya have arrived, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday, Feb. 12. In a Tweet, Charge d’Affaires Elmer Cato said the group is the first batch to be assisted by the government in returning home this year. “This is also the first joint effort of the (DFA) and International Organization for Migration,” he said. An alert level 4 is currently hoisted over Libya, which is […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs’ Office of Consular Affairs in Paranaque will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 13. In an advisory, the DFA said the office at the ASEANA Business Park will be closed in observance of Paranaque Day. The DFA said applicants with confirmed appointments who will be unable to avail of consular services due to the suspension of operations will be accommodated until March 13 during regular office hours, except […]
(Eagle News) – The United States embassy has acknowledged receiving the Philippine government’s “intent to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA)” describing it as having “significant implications for the US-Philippine alliance.” In a statement, the US embassy said that the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) had already informed them of the Philippines’ decision to terminate the VFA. “This is a serious step with significant implications for the U.S.-Philippines alliance,” its statement said. “We will […]
(Eagle News)–No Filipino national was hurt in the mass shooting in a mall in Thailand recently, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. In a statement, the DFA said the nine Filipinos who were reported to have been trapped in the mall in Nakhon Ratchasima province at the time a soldier opened fire on civilians were able to escape. The DFA said the nine were well and safe, based on information from First Secretary and Consul […]
(Eagle News) — Thirty (30) Filipinos from Wuhan City, the ground zero of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Acute Respiratory Disease (2019-nCoV ARD), have been flown to the country, arriving at the Clark Air Base on Sunday, Feb. 9, through the efforts of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). The repatriated Filipinos included 29 adults and one infant. They were onboard the chartered flight which landed at the Haribon Hangar in Clark Air Base. The […]
(Eagle News)–The Filipino domestic worker who was quarantined in Hong Kong after her employer tested positive for the novel coronavirus has been given a clean bill of health by Hong Kong authorities, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, the OFW, who was the first Filipino domestic worker quarantined in the special administrative region, has been discharged by the Hong Kong Department of Health. She had been placed under a 14-day quarantine […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs’ team in charge of repatriating Filipinos from Hubei province in China is now in Wuhan. In a statement, the DFA said Mark Anthony Geguera and Sanny Darren Bejarin of the Philippine Consulate General in Shanghai held a consultation meeting with members of the Filipino community in Wuhan and with the Foreign Affairs Office in Hubei Province to discuss details of the operation on Thursday. Another team from the […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has advised Filipinos abroad to take the necessary precautions against the novel coronavirus. The DFA issued the statement as Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs Sarah Lou Arriola prepared to convene an emergency meeting today, January 27, to discuss strategies to properly respond to the health emergency. The DFA said based on a report from the Philippine Consulate General in Shanghai, it was already in touch with around […]
(Eagle News)–The government on Wednesday, Jan. 15, began the mandatory repatriation of Filipinos from Iraq, as tensions between the United States and Iran brewed following a US airstrike that killed a top Iran military official. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs said two groups will be coming from Baghdad and Erbil and will arrive today. The first group from Baghdad composed of seven adults and two minors was supposed to arrive yesterday, the […]
(Eagle News)-The Department of Foreign Affairs has condoled with Oman over the death of Sultan Qaboos bin Said. “The (DFA) expresses its deep condolences to the Government of the Sultanate of Oman on the demise of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said,” the DFA said. According to the DFA, Oman, “under the stable leadership of His Majesty, has been been a leading player in promoting peace and security in the Middle East.” It said it was […]
