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Number of COVID-19 cases among Filipinos overseas stands at 5361, DFA says (Eagle News)–The number of overseas Filipinos who recovered from the coronavirus disease 2019 has risen to 2212, the Department of Foreign Affairs reported. According to the DFA, the number of overseas Filipino COVID19 cases now stands at 5361, with the addition of six new cases in the Asia and the Pacific region, and Europe. The DFA said 361 deaths have so far been […]
(Eagle News)-Overseas Filipino Workers can now have their quarantine certificates processed online. The Department of Transportation said this was following the partnership between the Philippine Coast Guard and the Bureau of Quarantine to ensure a speedy processing of the certificates that states that an OFW has undergone the mandatory quarantine procedure and has yielded a negative result in the RT-PCR test conducted by the Sub-Task Group for the Repatriation of OFWs. The certificate is […]
(Eagle News)–Over 200 Filipinos have been recently repatriated from the United Arab Emirates, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, the 274 Filipinos landed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Wednesday, June 3, at 3:21 p.m. They arrived via Emirates Flight EK 332. They underwent medical protocols upon arrival as required by the Department of Health-Bureau of Quarantine, the DFA said. The DFA said they would also undergo the 14-day quarantine […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs has repatriated six Filipinos from Bahrain. The DFA said apart from the six working in Bahrain, the Philippine Embassy in Manama also assisted five seafarers transiting in Bahrain from the United Kingdom by securing their transit permits with the Bahraini government. The repatriates boarded Gulf Air Flight 154 which left Bahrain in the evening of May 30. They arrived in Manila on May 31. “The Embassy remains committed […]
Filipinos seeking consular services advised to have online appointment (Eagle News) — Philippine Ambassador to Malaysia Charles Jose said that the Philippine embassy there is expected to open on June 10 as the movement control order (MCO) in Malaysia expires on June 9. “Nakatakda na pong matapos ang movement control order sa Malaysia ngayong June 9, that’s Tuesday next week, and we expect na magbubukas na po ang ating embassy sa June 10,” Ambassador Jose […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has formed task groups to facilitate the speedy return of overseas Filipino workers from quarantine facilities to their respective residences. In a statement, the DOLE said that Secretary Silvestre Bello III has ordered the formation of “hatid probinsya” and “balik-abroad” task groups to separately process the requirements of outbound land and sea-based workers. “Aside from facilitating the processing of inbound and outbound OFWs, the ‘hatid-probinsya’ […]
(Eagle News) – More than 11,800 overseas Filipino workers have been returned to their home provinces and cities after President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive to his officials to get them home immediately. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that 11,848 of the repatriated OFWs so far have been transported to their homes. All have negative test results based on PCR tests, considered the gold standard for COVID-19 tests. As of May 24, he said that 8,922 […]
Says LGU officials who’ll insist on barring OFWs could face criminal charges (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte ordered local government officials to accept overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) returning home to their provinces, and even warned those who will insist on barring the OFWs’ return that they “run the risk of getting sued criminally” if they do so. Duterte warned local government executives that they cannot bar OFWs from returning to their homes as […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte gave labor and health authorities one week to facilitate the return of some 24,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are staying in various quarantine centers in Metro Manila. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that the President gave the directive at around 1:30 a.m. Monday, May 25. In a Laging Handa presser on Monday, Roque said that the President gave the directive to the Department of Labor and Employment, […]
(Eagle News) –Over 300 Filipinos from Saudi Arabia were recently repatriated amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as the Department of Foreign Affairs continues its repatriation efforts. In a statement, the DFA said the 352 Filipinos who arrived via Philippine Airlines flight PR 683 were employees of the Nasser S. Al Hajri Corporation in Dammam. Upon their arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2, the repatriates underwent a briefing on the safety protocols prescribed by the […]
(Eagle News)–Fifty-three Filipino seafarers were repatriated from different parts of the world amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the seafarers came from France, Mexico and Indonesia. Their repatriation came following the repatriation of Overseas Filipino Workers from Doha, Qatar; Singapore; Macau; and Bahrain, among others. Earlier, COVID19 national action plan chief implementer Carlito Galvez said around 42,000 OFWs were expected in the country by June. “More arrivals are expected in the […]
(Eagle News) — Over 200 Filipinos from Doha, Qatar were repatriated amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department of Foreign Affairs said 278 overseas Filipinos, including an infant, were ferried back to the Philippines via a chartered Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight on May 20. The DFA said the chartered flight also included 28 Filipinos who had sought temporary shelter at the embassy and other Overseas Filipino Resource Centers prior to their repatriation. According to the DFA, the […]
