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(Eagle News) — A Filipina overseas worker who survived the horrific blasts in Beirut, Lebanon early this week described the incident that had killed at least 149 people and injured around 5,000 more. Raquel Bautista, an OFW in Lebanon, was interviewed by EBC’s Eagle News Service Bureau in Lebanon, where she was hospitalized after being injured in the blasts. Bautista described how glass shards injured her arms and legs, but thankfully she did not suffer […]
(Eagle News)–Over 300 Filipinos from Malaysia returned to the Philippines on Thursday, July 23, with the assistance of the government, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. The DFA said the 351 arrived on board a Cebu Pacific chartered plane that departed from Kuala Lumpur. Of the number, the DFA said majority were Overseas Filipino Workers and their family members, while the rest were tourists and students who had requested assistance after being stranded due to […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has repatriated over 700 overseas Filipinos from Saudi Arabia. The DFA said the 707 Filipinos were composed of 353 OFWs from Riyadh, and 354 Filipinos from Jeddah. They arrived on Saturday afternoon via Philippine Airlines flights PR665 and PR8661. Upon arrival, the repatriates underwent a “thorough” briefing on current safety protocols as well as RT-PCR Testing as prescribed by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious […]
(Eagle News)–Over 300 displaced Overseas Filipino Workers were recently repatriated from Kuwait. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs said the 314 OFWs were brought home through a chartered Kuwait Airways flight on June 28 arranged by the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait. “The Philippine Embassy stands ready to assist our kababayan in Kuwait who wish to be repatriated and reunited with their loved ones back home, despite the travel restrictions both in Kuwait and […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has repatriated 60 Filipinos from India amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The DFA said the 60 included nine seafarers and five babies who underwent liver transplant in India. The repatriates landed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 aboard Air India Flight AI 1310 on Tuesday. The DFA said the repatriates underwent routine health screening and mandatory RT-PCR test for arriving passengers. The DFA said the family of a […]
(Eagle News)–The government has repatriated 46 Filipino seafarers who ere stranded in The Netherlands following the cancellation of their flight amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Philippine Embassy in The Hague told the Department of Foreign Affairs the 46 were part of a group of 53 seafarers from different vessels who were scheduled to take a connecting flight to Narita airport at Schiphol airport on June 19. The other seven decided to take other flights arranged […]
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases among overseas Filipinos has breached the 8300 mark. The Department of Foreign Affairs said of the 8301 cases, 2160 were recorded in the Middle East and Europe. Recoveries rose to 5055 with the 2193 new recovered cases, mostly from the Middle East as well. The death toll stands at 506. According to the DFA, of the 506, 164 were recorded in the Americas across six countries. The […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has recently repatriated over 300 Filipinos from Saudi Arabia. In a statement, the DFA said the 344 Filipinos from Jeddah and other parts of the western region of the kingdom were “among the hundreds of (Overseas Filipino Workers) who were economically displaced and got stranded in the Kingdom because of the COVID-19 crisis that continues to ravage the Saudi economy.” The group, the DFA said, included 76 former Filipino […]
(Eagle News)–Over 600 Filipinos have been recently repatriated from Europe, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, of the 661, 357 were seafarers of Holland America cruises from The Netherlands, while 304 were working for AIDA cruises, and came from Hamburg, Germany. The repatriates from The Netherlands arrived on Friday, June 19, and those from Hamburg on June 17. They were brought back to the Philippines via a chartered TUI flight. “The […]
(Eagle News)–Over 600 Filipinos repatriated from Barbados and the United Arab Emirates recently arrived in Clark, Pampanga on Tuesday, June 16, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, the first plane, Philippine Airlines Flight PR8117, arrived carried 347 seafarers who served as crew of the Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCCL) ships Harmony of the Seas, Celebrity Equinox, and Serenade of the Seas in Barbados. The second plane, Emirates Flight EK2572, brought home […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has repatriated almost 400 Filipinos from Laos and Norway. The DFA said the 125 land-based Overseas Filipino Workers from Laos and the 265 sea-based OFWs from Norway arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Air Asia flight Z2 8293 and Evelop Air EV 659, respectively. The agency said upon arrival, they underwent RT-PCR COVID-19 testing and thorough documentation screening. They were also briefed on the current safety protocols […]
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 recoveries among overseas Filipinos rose to 2369 with additional ones from the Middle East. The Department of Foreign Affairs said 21 new cases were also recorded, bringing the total to 5490. Over 2000, or 2726, are still undergoing treatment. The death toll stands at 395, with five new deaths in the Americas and the Middle East. “As we continue to face this pandemic, the DFA, along with its […]
