(Eagle News) — A Filipino student drowned off Australian waters on Monday, Feb. 25. The Department of Foreign Affairs did not give a name but said the 24-year-old victim who drowned off Flinders Beach in North Stradbroke Island was studying at Queensford College in Brisbane, based on a report from Ambassador to Australia Ma. Hellen De la Vega. The DFA extended its condolences to the victim’s family, who has requested its assistance in the repatriation […]
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DFA: Another Filipino drowns in New Zealand
(Eagle News)—Another Filipino drowned in New Zealand, the second such incident in days, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday, Jan. 17. In a statement, the Philippine Embassy in Wellington said the victim, a 20-year-old, drowned in Whanganui River, 150 kilometers northwest of Wellington on Wednesday, Jan. 16. His body was recovered the day after. According to the DFA, last week, student Kent Espinosa, also drowned. In October, the DFA said another Filipino also drowned […]





