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(Eagle News) — Thirty-four more COVID-19 cases have been reported among overseas Filipinos. The Department of Foreign Affairs said with the additional cases, the COVID-19 total among Filipinos abroad rose to 13056. Twenty-seven more have recovered, pushing the recovery total to 8488. No additional death was reported, which means the death toll remains at 935. The Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries and deaths among Filipinos abroad, […]
(Eagle News)–Over 200 Filipinos were repatriated from Thailand on Wednesday, Sept. 23. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the 240 Filipinos who returned to Manila from the Suvarnabhumi Airport included four distressed families with children from the south of that country. The batch of repatriates, which was the biggest since repatriation activities for Filipinos in Thailand began in April, was assisted by a Philippine embassy team at the airport. The DFA said the Philippine Airlines […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has recently repatriated 76 Filipinos from Thailand. The DFA said the Filipinos checked in for their flight to Manila at Suvarnabhumi Airport September 9. The Filipinos included a cancer patient whose medical repatriation was arranged during the Songkran holidays that ended on Monday, the DFA said. According to the department, with the latest batch of returnees, the total number of repatriates from Thailand assisted by the Philippine government rises […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs has recently repatriated over 300 Filipinos from Kuwait. The DFA said with the 310 repatriated on Sept. 6, the number of Filipinos repatriated from Kuwait breached the 7,000 mark, or at 7,116, since the COVID-19 outbreak in March. According to the department, the chartered Kuwait Airways flight, the 15th flight arranged by the embassy since June 2020, was granted clearance to land in Manila by the Civil […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has recently repatriated over 100 Filipinos from New Zealand and Fiji. In a statement, the DFA said the 157 Filipinos–142 from New Zealand and 15 from Fiji–were repatriated on Sept. 4. Eight foreign nationals also joined the flight, which was also made possible by the embassy partners including Immigration New Zealand and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. This was the third special commercial repatriation flight from those […]
(Eagle News)–The number of Filipinos repatriated from Thailand rose to 1581 over the weekend after the government repatriated over 100. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs said the 129 took their flight from the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok on Aug. 29. The DFA said some of the Filipinos were fetched and brought to the airport. The DFA has said it has repatriated over 124,000 Filipinos amid the COVID-19 pandemic as of early August. […]
(Eagle News)–Fifty-one Filipinos were recently repatriated from Manado, Indonesia, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, the repatriates arrived at the General Santos City International Airport via a Philippine Air Force C130 aircraft on July 17. The repatriation, the DFA said, was made possible in cooperation with the Philippine Consulate General in Manado and the Philippine Embassy in Jakarta. According to the DFA, the 51 repatriates went through “necessary health protocols” upon […]
(Eagle News) — The government has repatriated over 400 Filipinos from Lebanon, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday, July 16. According to the DFA, the 410 repatriated Filipinos on July 12 represents the largest single mass repatriation in the country’s history. It said the Filipinos arrived via Qatar Airways QR 7474/QR 3150. According to the DFA, many of the repatriates’ have stayed in Lebanon for years. Their travel expenses, such as tickets and […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has recently assisted over 100 Filipinos stranded in Korea and brought them back to the Philippines. In a statement, the DFA said the 148 Filipinos stranded due to the “intermittent schedule and frequent cancellation of international flights to Manila” departed from Incheon International Airport via special Korean Air flight KE 623 on June 7 at 6:45 p.m. According to Charge d’Affaires Christian de Jesus, many “finished their employment contracts […]
(Eagle News)–The government has repatriated over 150 Filipinos from Bahrain and Macau amid since Saturday, May 16. Based on data from the Department of Foreign Affairs, of the 157 repatriated, 14 were from Bahrain and 143 from Macau. The DFA said of the 14 Filipinos repatriated from Bahrain, five lost their jobs with the closure of their respective companies due to the global health crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. The other was a […]
(Eagle News) — The government on Tuesday, Jan. 28, said Filipinos who would like to return to the Philippines from China will have to undergo a 14-day quarantine period upon their arrival. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III made the announcement, as the government expressed willingness to work with China for the repatriation of Filipino nationals in the seat of the novel coronavirus outbreak. “We are now arranging one place where we can quarantine all of […]
(Eagle News) — The first batch of Filipinos repatriated from Iraq amid brewing tensions between the United States and Iran arrived on Wednesday, Jan. 15. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs said the batch, composed of 11 adults and two children, arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport from Baghdad and Erbil, and was received by officials of the DFA’s Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs. The batch includes the seven […]
