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(Eagle News) — Over 300 Filipinos have so far been evacuated from Ukraine, a Department of Foreign Affairs official said. Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs Sarah Lou Arriola said in a social media post that of the 309 so far evacuated, 150 Filipinos have already been repatriated to the Philippines while 159 are staying in other European countries as of Friday afternoon. The day before, she said Filipino seafarers from the MV Key Knight, MV Star […]
(Eagle News) – Mandatory evacuation of Filipinos is now underway in Ukraine as the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) raised crisis alert level 4 for all areas in that war-torn country which is heavily being bombarded by Russian forces. The DFA issued the advisory on Monday, March 7, as around 1.7 million Ukrainians have fled to other countries to escape heavy shelling and bombarding by Russian forces in their country. Alert Level 4 is […]
(Eagle News) – Thirteen more Filipinos from Ukraine arrived in the country on Tuesday, March 1, as the Philippine government continued the repatriation of its nationals from the war-torn country. This brings to 19 the number of Filipinos who were repatriated from Ukraine, including the six who were repatriated on February 18, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs. There are 181 Filipinos in Ukraine based on DFA’s earlier reports. The 13 Filipinos arrived […]
(Eagle News) — The first group of Filipino evacuees from Ukraine arrived in Poland over the weekend, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. The DFA said the evacuees were welcomed by Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., after attending the European Union Ministerial Forum for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific in Paris. The department said the DFA chief welcomed the evacuees on board a bus. Food and bottled water were also distributed to the evacuees. According […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of National Defense is ready to provide assistance in the repatriation of overseas Filipinos in Ukraine following Russia’s attack. According to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, they shall provide the aid to agencies led by the Department of Foreign Affairs “if and when we are called upon to do so.” “We are monitoring the situation closely and are standing by…,” Lorenzana said. Echoing the DFA’s statement, the defense chief expressed hope […]
(Eagle News) — Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Friday, Feb. 25, said he would travel to the Ukrainian border to personally oversee the repatriation of Filipinos amid Russia’s attack. The Foreign Affairs secretary said he was traveling with other officials. “Deeply grateful to Poland. We’ll never forget this,” Locsin said. Earlier, the DFA chief said Poland had agreed to allow entry to Filipinos who wish to fly back to the Philippines from Ukraine […]
4 more Filipinos set to arrive on Friday, Feb. 25, after Feb. 18 repatriation of 6 nationals (Eagle News) – The Philippine government is ensuring the safety of 181 Filipinos in Ukraine and is continuing repatriation of nationals who want to return to the Philippines amid the increasing Russia-Ukraine crisis. Malacanang issued the statement on Thursday, February 24, after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his decision to conduct special military operations in Ukraine. -Palace says […]
(Eagle News) — Six Filipino nationals have been repatriated from Ukraine amid Western concerns over a Russian military offensive against the country. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Filipinos arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Authority Terminal 3 via Turkish Airlines flight 84. Four of the six repatriates boarded international flights from Kyiv while two took their flights from Lviv. The Philippine Embassy in Warsaw, Poland, which is in active coordination with […]
(Eagle News) — Over 200 more Filipinos were repatriated from Macau amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, the additional 204 Filipinos repatriated on November 23 pushed the total Filipinos repatriated from the country to 4,961 since March 2020. The DFA said this is the 25th repatriation flight for Filipinos in Macau. According to the DFA, based on the Philippine COVID-19 Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases […]
(Eagle News) — Over 9,000 Filipinos have returned to the Philippines via the newly reopened Subic airport, the Bureau of Immigration said. According to Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente, based on information from BI-Clark International Airport (CIA) head supervisor Maan Krista Lapid-Legaspi, 9,111 passengers arrived in the country through the airport since the same reopened in July to service special commercial flights from abroad after a decade of halted service. “Our immigration officers in Clark are […]
In Metro Manila, over 76 percent already fully vaccinated as NCR nears population protection against COVID-19 (Eagle News) – More than 22.6 million Filipinos have been fully vaccinated or 29.37 percent of the targeted Filipino population nationwide, Malacanang said on Thursday, Oct. 7. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that 76.70 percent of the targeted population in Metro Manila have also been fully vaccinated, translating to almost 7.5 million residents in Metro Manila. This […]
(Eagle News)–Almost 300 overseas Filipinos were repatriated by the Philippine Embassy in Lebanon recently, its largest batch of repatriates so far, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the department, the 280 overseas Filipinos who were sent home on Sept. 12 were primarily composed of undocumented and distressed Filipinos in Lebanon. Two Filipinos from Lebanon with medical conditions, as well as five repatriates from Syria also joined the sweeper flights which first landed in Manama, […]
