Tag: OFWs

DOLE eyes OFW supplemental budget as over 230,000 OFWs seek cash aid from PHL gov’t

  (Eagle News)–More than 230,000 Overseas Filipino Workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic are seeking cash assistance from the government, the Department of Labor and Employment said. According to DOLE, as of April 24, the Philippine Overseas Labor Offices and the local offices of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration already received 233,015 requests for assistance under the COVID-19 Adjustment Measures Program – AKAP emergency fund. Under the program, each qualified OFW is given  a one-time […]

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185 Filipinos repatriated from Thailand

(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has repatriated over 100 Filipinos from Thailand amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The DFA said the 185 Filipinos–consisting of six infants and 179 adults from Bangkok, its neighboring provinces, and far away provinces such as Chiang Rai, Narathiwat, Songkhla, Phuket, and Roi Et—arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport  Terminal 1 on Friday, via Air Asia Flight Z28286. Many of the Filipinos  lost their jobs in the hospitality and education […]

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DFA repatriates 60 Filipinos, their dependents from New Zealand

(Eagle News) — Sixty Filipinos and their dependents were repatriated from New Zealand amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement on Monday, April 20, the Department of Foreign Affairs said the Filipinos had been stranded due to the alert level 4 and border lockdown imposed by the New Zealand government to flatten the COVID-19 curve. The New Zealand government has since then lowered the alert to level 3. “The Embassy has been working closely with […]

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102 Filipinos repatriated from Côte d’Ivoire, US arrive

(Eagle News)–Over 100 Filipinos repatriated from Côte d’Ivoire and the United States have arrived in the country. The Department of Foreign Affairs said of the 102 Filipinos, five were land-based workers of Toa Corporation from Abidjan and 97 were crew members of MS Norwegian Joy, docked in Los Angeles, California. The repatriation was facilitated by the Philippine Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria, and the Philippine Consulate in Los Angeles, together with the DFA-Office of the Undersecretary […]

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IATF: All returning OFWs required to undergo COVID-19 rapid testing

(Eagle News)–All returning Overseas Filipino Workers are now required to undergo rapid testing for the coronavirus disease 2019. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said the new directive from the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases covers both sea-based and land-based OFWs. He said the test was apart from the 14-day quarantine they are required to undergo upon arrival in the country. Nograles said sea-based OFWs onboard cruise ships who have been issued […]

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PHL Consulate in Spain reveals aid for Filipinos during pandemic

(Eagle News) — The Philippine Consulate in Spain and representatives of the local governments in that country met to agree on the aid that would be made available for Filipinos working in Spain. EBC Barcelona correspondent Lyn Tumbaga-Diez reports that that the following aid are available for overseas Filipinos there. The payment of rents of tenants of public apartment are suspended until August 2020, while those renting private apartments can ask for rent assistance. Electricity, […]

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DFA: 143 Filipinos in Vietnam repatriated

(Eagle News)–Over 100 Filipinos in Vietnam were repatriated over the weekend amid the COVID-19 crisis, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, of the 143 Filipinos, 71 came from Ho Chi Minh City while the other 72 from Hanoi. The DFA said several of the repatriates  were stranded in Vietnam due to flight cancellations while most were adversely affected by the economic difficulties brought about by the pandemic. The DFA said the  […]

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DFA: 101 OFWs repatriated from Indonesia arrive

(Eagle News)–Over 100 Overseas Filipino Workers from Indonesia have arrived in the country, the  Department of Foreign Affairs said. The DFA said the 101 OFWs from Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia, arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14. They took chartered Air Asia flight QZ960. The repatriation was done in coordination with Sumitomo Corporation, the OFWs’ employer; ABD Overseas Manpower Corporation, the local manning agency; and, the […]

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Total OFWs repatriated to PHL by DFA more than 11,000 as latest batch of arrivals come in

  (Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) marked a milestone on April 10 as it passed the 11,000-person mark in assisted repatriations of overseas Filipinos from around the world. In a Twitter post, the DFA said that as April 10, the total number of land-based and sea-based overseas Filipinos repatriated since February 2020 already reached 11,148, with the arrival of the last batch of seafarers of Mystic Cruises from Lisbon, Portugal Friday […]

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OFWs affected by COVID-19 pandemic to get P10,000 one-time cash assistance, says labor dep’t

  (Eagle News) – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said that land-based and sea-based overseas Filipino workers whose employments were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic would be given a one-time financial assistance of P10,000. This is under the department’s AKAP assistance program for OFWs, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said. He said that the department has already prepared the guidelines for this program for OFWs “to ensure its effective and streamlined implementation.” Bello […]

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DFA: 208 Filipinos abroad positive for COVID-19

(Eagle News)–Over 200 Filipinos abroad have been confirmed to have the coronavirus disease 2019, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA,  the 280 were dispersed in the following regions, Asia and Pacific, Europe, Middle East/Africa, and Americas, in 28 countries and areas. Of the 280, the DFA said 140 have been verified by the Department of Health, 35 are new cases, and 168 are undergoing treatment. Over 100, or 108, have recovered […]

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Labor department to “scale down” processing of workers’ certificates going to Kuwait amid virus fears

  (Eagle News) – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will scale down the processing of overseas employment certificates (OEC) of all Filipinos seeking to work in Kuwait because of the additional requirements asked by the Arab estate on Filipino workers. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said on Wednesday, March 4, that OEC processing for all overseas Filipinos going to Kuwait will be slower because of this. Kuwait had announced travel restrictions for the […]

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