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Says UAE has already vaccinated almost 60 percent of its population (Eagle News) — The Philippine consul general in Dubai has advised Filipinos in the United Arab Emirates to avail of the free vaccines being offered by the government there so they can be protected from COVID-19. Consul General Paul Raymund Cortes said that the UAE has already vaccinated more than 50 percent of the population. In fact, 5.8 million of the 10 million population […]
(Eagle News) — Forty-nine more overseas Filipinos have recovered from COVID-19. The number pushed the COVID-19 recoveries among Filipinos abroad to 9115. Forty-nine additional cases, however, also pushed the COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad to 14469. No additional deaths were reported, which means the death toll among Filipinos outside the country remains at 954. Based on DFA data, the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries and deaths […]
(Eagle News) — The first batch of Filipino human trafficking victims housed in the Philippine embassy shelter in Syria have been repatriated. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the six Filipinas were scheduled to arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Saturday afternoon. The DFA said they were among the 38 Filipinas currently housed at the Philippine Embassy shelter in Damascus who ran away from their employers due to harsh working conditions. They are […]
(Eagle News) — Forty-nine more overseas Filipinos have tested positive for COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 tally among Filipinos abroad to 13,828. Eight additional recoveries pushed the COVID-19 recovery total to 8,828. No additional fatality was reported, which means the death toll due to COVID-19 among overseas Filipinos remains at 945. Based on DFA data, the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the most […]
(Eagle News) — Over 400,000 overseas Filipinos have been transported back to their provinces under the government’s Hatid-Tulong program. The Department of Transportation said the 401,322 OFWs who benefited from the initiative were as of January 8. Of the figure, 23,452 were transported by land, while 209,185 were brought back to their provinces using air transport. OFWs transported by sea were at 68,685. The DOTr said the data for land and air transport covers May […]
(Eagle News) — Thirteen more overseas Filipinos have recovered from COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said with the additional recoveries, the COVID-19 recovery tally rose to 8126. Forty-five more COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad increased the total to 12623. No additional fatality was reported, which means the death toll remains at 863. The Middle East and Africa still have the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries and deaths among Filipinos abroad, with 7626, 4668, and 553, […]
(Eagle News) — Over 300,000 Overseas Filipino Workers have been transported back to their respective provinces under the government’s Hatid Tulong program. The Department of Transportation said of the 358,505 OFWs as of December 10, 109,268 were transported by land. The agency said 185,835 were transported via air and 63,402 via sea. The data for land and air transport are from May 25 to December 10, while the data for sea travel was from April […]
(Eagle News) — The total number of repatriated Filipinos has reached 265,111 since February 2020, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). The DFA said that it “continues in its ceaseless efforts to repatriate overseas Filipinos (OFs) affected by the pandemic” and reported the arrival of an additional 10,326 last week. So far, of the total repatriated Filipinas, 83,866 are seafarers (31.63%) while 181,245 (68.37%) are land-based OFs. The DFA said it mounted […]
(Eagle News)–Over 37,000 overseas Filipinos were repatriated by the government in October. The Department of Foreign Affairs said with the 37,095, the number of Filipinos abroad repatriated amid the COVID-19 pandemic now stands at 237,363. The DFA said of the total, 77,326 or 32.58 percent were sea-based while 160,037 or 67.42 percent were land-based. The repatriates this October came from the following regions: 31,849 or 85.86% from the Middle East; 2,716 or 7.32% from Asia […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte directed Congress to speed up legislation for the creation of the Department of Overseas Filipinos which would address concerns of OFWs including seafarers. Duterte stressed that this was a campaign promise way back 2016 and he intended to fulfill this to help the country’s unsung heroes who have been abused and neglected for years. He said that he would also create another agency that would focus on […]
(Eagle News)–Five more Filipinos abroad have recovered from COVID-19. With the additional recoveries, the recovery tally rose to 7259. Five additional confirmed cases pushed the total to 11229. No additional fatality was reported, which means the death toll remains at 817. The Middle East and Africa still had the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries and deaths, with 7380 cases, 4542 recoveries, and 532 deaths. The Americas had the least cases and recoveries, at 816 and 481, […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the conduct of a Department of Foreign Affairs probe against the country’s ambassador to Brazil. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced the President’s approval following the DFA’s request for the same in light of the incident involving Ambassador Marichu Mauro and a member of her household staff. Mauro was seen hurting her staff member multiple times in a video aired by a Brazilian news outfit. She has since […]
