Tag: Filipinos injured

DFA: No Filipino reported injured, killed in Tonga, Samoa after underwater volcanic eruption

(Eagle News) — No Filipino has so far been reported injured or killed in Tonga or Samoa after an underwater volcanic eruption that caused a tsunami in Tonga and prompted evacuation orders across the Pacific. The Department of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday, Jan. 19, this was based on an email from the Association of Filipinos in Tonga, Inc. that noted that all Filipinos had been accounted for. The DFA said the Philippine Embassy in […]

DFA: No Filipinos hurt in Australia bushfires

(Eagle News) — No Filipinos have been injured in the bushfires in parts of New South Wales, Queensland, and Western Australia. This is according to the Department of Foreign Affairs, which cited reports from the embassy in Canberra, consulate general in Sydney, and honorary consulates in Brisbane and Perth. “The DFA is closely monitoring the situation in the affected areas and is coordinating with various agencies and Filipino community leaders in Australia to ascertain the […]