(Eagle News)–Twenty-four more Filipinos abroad have tested positive for COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said with the addition, the total COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos rose to 11,141 as of Thursday night. Three more have recovered, pushing the recovery toll to 7,175. No additional death has been reported, which means the death toll remains at 811. The DFA said so far, Filipinos abroad infected with COVID-19 were in 81 regions and countries. The Middle […]
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34 more overseas Filipinos recover from COVID-19
(Eagle News)–Thirty-four more overseas Filipinos have recovered from COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said with the additional recoveries, the recovery tally rose to 7170 as of Tuesday. Twenty-six newly-reported COVID-19 cases, however, pushed the total to 11108. Eight additional deaths pushed the death toll to 810. “To date, the Middle East remains to be the region with the most number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, recoveries, under treatment and fatalities among our nationals,” the DFA […]
DFA repatriates 263 more Filipinos from Saudi Arabia
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has repatriated over 200 more Filipinos from Saudi Arabia. The DFA said the 263 Filipinos based in Jeddah and other parts of the Western region took a Philippine Airlines chartered flight on Oct. 11 and arrived in Manila on Oct. 12. According to the DFA, the repatriates were among the “thousands” of Overseas Filipino Workers who were economically displaced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Philippine Consul General to […]
No new COVID-19 deaths reported among overseas Filipinos over the weekend, DFA says
(Eagle News)–There have been no new COVID-19 fatalities reported among overseas Filipinos over the weekend. The Department of Foreign Affairs said that means as of Sunday, the death toll remained at 801. COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos rose to 10,869. With no additional recoveries reported, the DFA said the recovery tally remained at 6919. The Middle East and Africa still had the most cases, deaths and recoveries among overseas Filipinos of all the regions, with […]
DFA: 9,461 overseas Filipinos repatriated this week
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has repatriated over 9,000 Filipinos this week. The DFA said with the additional 9,461 Filipinos abroad repatriated, the number of overseas Filipinos returning to the Philippines with the help of the government rose to 213,942 since February. Of the 213,942, the DFA said 71,998 or 33.65 percent were sea-based, and 141,994 or 66.35 percent were land-based. Most of the repatriated this week were still Filipinos from the Middle East, […]
4 more COVID-19 recoveries among Filipinos abroad push recovery total to 6,749
(Eagle News)–Four more COVID-19 recoveries have been reported among overseas Filipinos recently, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, with the additional recoveries as of Friday afternoon, the total number of recoveries among overseas Filipinos rose to 6749. Five new COVID-19 cases, however, were reported, pushing the tally to 10544. The Middle East and Africa still had the most cases, with 7100, followed by the Asia Pacific region with 1435, Europe with […]
DFA reports 18 more COVID-19 recoveries among overseas Filipinos
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has reported 18 additional COVID-19 recoveries among overseas Filipinos. The DFA said with the additional 18 from the Asia Pacific region and the Middle East, the recovery tally rose to 6745 as of Thursday. The Middle East and Africa have the most recoveries so far, with 4277, followed by the Asia Pacific region with 1066, Europe with 938, and the Americas with 464. Five additional COVID-19 cases among overseas […]
DFA reports 4 more COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has reported four more COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos, the DFA said on Sunday, Sept. 20. The department said with the additional cases from the Asia Pacific region, COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad have climbed to 10,390. No additional deaths nor recoveries were reported, which means the death toll remains at 777 and recoveries at 6594. The Middle East and Africa region still has the most COVID-19 deaths […]





