Tag: Filipinos

DFA reports 99 more COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad

(Eagle News) — Ninety-nine more COVID-19 cases have been reported among overseas Filipinos. According to recent Department of Foreign Affairs data, the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 cases among Filipinos overseas to 20,881. Recoveries are now at 12375, including the additional 88 recoveries. Eight more deaths pushed the COVID-19 deaths among Filipinos abroad to 1237. Meanwhile, the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries, and deaths among Filipinos […]

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Pres. Duterte confers Order of Sikatuna on outgoing Israel ambassador

Israel’s Ambassador Harpaz says PHL will forever be in his heart; expresses gratitude, love for Filipinos (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte conferred  the Order of Sikatuna with the rank of Datu (Grand Cross) Silver Distinction on outgoing Ambassador of Israel to the Philippines Rafael Harpaz who paid a farewell call on the President at the Malacañang Palace on June 16, 2021. Ambassador Harpaz was assigned to the country in August 2018, after serving […]

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WATCH: Interview with Israel’s ambassador to the PHL H.E. Rafael Harpaz – ASEAN in Focus

  (Eagle News) — NET25’s “ASEAN in Focus” interviews Israel Ambassador to the Philippines H.E. Rafael Harpaz who shares how the situation is “back to normal” in Israel as majority of the people are already fully vaccinated. “There is really normal life in Israel, completely normal life in Israel, and the economy is starting to move fast, we have a fast recovery of the economy unemployment is going down,” he said on Wednesday, June 16. […]

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WATCH: Interview with OWWA Administrator Cacdac: Mata ng Agila – June 4, 2021

  In this interview in the NET25 program, Mata ng Agila , on Friday, June 4, Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration (OWWA) chief Hans Leo Cacdac explains the newly approved rule that those who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in the Philippines only need to be quarantined for seven days, instead of the previous 10 days, in an isolation facility in the country. He also said that so far, there are around 570,000 OFWs who […]

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WATCH: Interview with PH Amb. Bagatsing on improving COVID-19 situation in India

  In this interview of ASEAN in Focus with Philippine Ambassador to India Ramon Bagatsing Jr., on June 4, the Philipine envoy explained how the very, very strict lockdowns and intensified vaccination drive in India contributed to the decline in COVID-19 cases in the last two weeks. Ambassadaor Bagatsing also explained that the people in India are also now strictly complying with health protocols.  So far, all Filipinos in India who got infected with the […]

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India COVID cases improving as drop in new infections, deaths noted, says PHL ambassor

Strict lockdowns, observance of health protocols, massive vaccination paying off   (Eagle News) – Philippine ambassador to India Ramon Bagatsing Jr., talks about the improving situation of COVID-19 cases in India, which recently saw declining infections and deaths. Ambassador Bagatsing told ASEAN in Focus in an exclusive interview on Friday, June 4, that cases have gone down in the past 10 days. In fact, from over 400,000 cases per day in early May, cases have […]

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PHL leads ASEAN in terms of number of people vaccinated per day, says Galvez

PHL achieves 150k jabs a day, 1M per week; over 5M doses already administered   (Eagle News) – The Philippines has been able to administer over 5 million vaccine doses before the end of May, and has vaccinated over three million individuals, according to vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. In his report to President Rodrigo Duterte, Galvez said that the country was also able to triple the number of people vaccinated this May compared […]

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PHL envoy explains situation in Malaysia as total lockdown starts

Assures affected Filipinos in Malaysia that PHL embassy remains open to assist them https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyUvoEpPSk8   (Eagle News) — Philippine Ambassador to Malaysia Charles Jose explains the situation there as the country starts a two-week total lockdown on Tuesday, June 1, to address rising COVID-19 cases nationwide. In an interview with ASEAN in Focus on Tuesday, Ambassador Jose said that there has been a recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Malaysia with the highest recorded at […]

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Pres. Duterte asks Filipinos to “pray as one” on May 30 to end COVID pandemic

“Whole Nation, Pray as One, Heal as One”  from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m, to be followed by “President’s Hour” where Duterte will address nation (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte appealed to all Filipinos, whatever their religion or faith may be, to pray at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 30, to beseech God for help to end the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Presidential Adviser for Religious Affairs, Dr. Butch Belgica, President Duterte is urging the […]

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PHL envoy gives update on Filipinos in Vietnam: 8 recoveries of 11 Pinoys infected there

Says Vietnam has largely contained COVID-19 cases there with only over 2,700 confirmed cases, most of which have already recovered   (Eagle News) — Philippine Ambassador to Vietnam, H.E. Meynardo L.B. Montealegre gives an update on the situation of Filipinos in Vietnam amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview with the NET25 Eagle News Service program, “ASEAN in Focus” on Thursday, April 15, Ambassador Montealegre said the Vietnam government had been largely able to […]

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PNP: Five Korean nationals, four Filipinos nabbed in Angeles for hacking, phishing activities

(Eagle News) — Five Korean nationals and four Filipinos were nabbed in Angeles City for hacking and phishing activities, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, Lee Sungbo alias Seven, Yoensu Yoon, Junguk Lee, Alyssa Payabyab Lee, Maiko de Luna Natividad, John Patrick Sotto Gonzales, Bong Baja Garcia, Lee Jaehun, and Song Gil Sung were arrested in separate operations on Monday. The PNP said the arrest of the nine suspects stemmed from separate […]

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Over 30,400 Filipinos given free anti-COVID-19 vaccines in Israel

https://youtu.be/dzOJ4s4HYR4   (Eagle News) – More than 30,400 Filipinos in Israel were given free COVID-19 vaccines, most of them caregivers, according to the Israel embassy. At least 30,000 were caregivers and around 400 were agriculture students, and the rest were staff of the Philuppine embassy in Israel. Even Filipinos with expired working permits were given the vaccine shots from Pfizer. “Israel is thankful for the Filipino caregivers for helping the elderly and the disabled Israeli […]

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