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DFA: Over 8,000 overseas Filipinos repatriated this week

  (Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs said it repatriated over 8000 overseas Filipinos this week. The DFA said with the additional 8,329  repatriated, the number  of Filipinos abroad brought home since the pandemic started  rose to 153124  since the pandemic started. Of the total 153,124 repatriates, 57,595 or 37.6 percent were sea-based while 95,529 or 62.4 percent were land-based. “While commercial flights from various countries remain limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the DFA […]