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(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte joined the entire nation in honoring and remembering Filipino workers on Sunday, May 1, 2022, during the celebration of the 120th Labor Day in the country. This is also the last Labor Day message of President Duterte before he steps down from office in June 2022. But he said that he would remain committed to providing Filipinos the best opportunities “to realize their full potential.” “This administration, even if […]
(Eagle News) – An overseas Filipino worker tells his story of how he was able to leave Afghanistan and save other Filipinos stranded in the capital of Kabul. Elmer Presa posted on his Facebook page photos of him and other Filipino workers who managed to get a ride on a United States military plane at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul Afghanistan. In his post, he also thanked the US Airforce for their […]
Points to another possible Delta variant case who lives in another city, but is working in a factory in QC (Eagle News) — The Quezon City government said a returning Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) from Saudi Arabia who arrived on June 24, but stayed in a hotel in Makati City, is the first confirmed Delta variant case in the city, even as it is closely monitoring another possible Delta variant case. Although classified as […]
(Eagle News) — Eighty-five more overseas Filipinos have tested positive for COVID-19. According to recent Department of Foreign Affairs data, the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 cases among Filipinos outside the country to 20747. Six more recoveries also pushed the recovery total to 12234. No additional death was reported, which means fatalities remain at 1227. The Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries and deaths among Filipinos overseas, […]
(Eagle News) — Over 200 more overseas Filipinos have tested positive for COVID-19. Recent Department of Foreign Affairs data showed the additional 226 COVID-19 cases pushed the COVID-19 total among Filipinos abroad to 20,661. “The reported spike is due to surge in COVID-19 cases reported in one country in the Middle East,” the DFA said. Meanwhile, 120 new recoveries and seven new fatalities also pushed the COVID-19 recoveries and deaths among overseas Filipinos to 12221 […]
(Eagle News) — Three close contacts of the overseas Filipino worker who was found to have the India variant of the coronavirus, have tested positive for COVID-19. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said on Saturday, May 15, that the three positive cases were found among the 32 identified as close contacts of the 58-year-old male from the United Arab Emirates. Of the three who tested positive, one was already sent to the Philippine Genome Center […]
Says OFWs in Israel banking on PHL gov’t’s contingency plan, evacuation if situation worsens (Eagle News) — A Filipino health worker in Israel talks about how they are affected by ongoing tensions in that area as rockets continued to rain down in the region. Marlyn Sanchez said that they could not sleep at night and are continually on the alert for sirens that would signal that they have to run to shelters underneath their […]
Unscheduled meeting called to address DOLE chief Bello’s concerns on “too long” 14-day quarantine for OFWs (Eagle News) – Health experts insisted on the value of a longer quarantine period for returning OFWs – from a minimum of 10 to 14 days –to protect the country from incoming variants of COVID-19 which President Rodrigo Duterte supported. In a Talk to the Nation of President Duterte Wednesday night, April 21, specialist doctors who are members […]
(Eagle News) — The number of COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos rose to 16,398 after four additional cases were reported. According to recent Department of Foreign Affairs data, the additional cases were recorded in the Asia Pacific region. No additional recoveries nor fatalities were reported, which means the recovery and death toll among Filipinos abroad remain at 10,048 and 1049. According to DFA data, the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the […]
One new case from Benguet is 84-year old man who died on Jan. 24 (Eagle News) – The Philippines now has a total of 25 detected UK variant cases, following the detection of eight additional cases, the Department of Health said Friday night, Feb . 5. One of the confirmed cases had died. This was an 84-year old man from Benguet who had no travel history nor any known contact with any UK variant case. […]
(Eagle News)–Over 160,000 Overseas Filipino Workers have returned to their respective provinces under the government’s Hatid-Tulong program. The Department of Transportation said the 165,862 OFWs assisted by the government were as of Aug. 27. Of these, the DOTr said 52,022 were transported by land, 74,440 using air transport and via sea transport 39,400. The data for land and air transport is from May 25 – August 27, while the data for sea transport was from […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has repatriated 257 Filipinos from Uzbekistan amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The DFA said the special chartered flight carrying mostly documented overseas contract workers arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Saturday evening. The overseas Filipinos had requested the repatriation for fear they would contract COVID-19 in their workplaces. The DFA said the Philippine Airlines flight, which also carried the remains of a deceased Overseas Filipino Worker, was made […]
