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(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) — 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)–Three more COVID-19 cases have been reported among overseas Filipinos. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional three cases, which pushed the tally to 11,149, was based on a sole report from the Americas on Sunday, Oct. 18. No new fatality nor additional recoveries were reported, which means the death toll remained at 812 and the recovery tally at 7199. The Middle East and Africa still had the most COVID-19 cases, deaths and […]
(Eagle News)–Two more Filipinos abroad have recovered from COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said with the additional recoveries, the recovery tally rose to 7172. Nine new confirmed cases, however, pushed the tally to 11,117. One additional death brought the death toll to 811. According to the DFA, the Middle East and Africa still had the most COVID-19 cases, deaths and recoveries, with 7356, 529, and 4537, respectively. The Americas had the least COVID-19 cases, […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has reported over 200 more COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos. With the additional 213 cases, the COVID-19 tally among Filipinos abroad rose to 11082 as of October 12. Recoveries also rose to 7136, including the 217 additional ones reported. The death toll is at 80, with the addition of a fatality in the Middle East. The Middle East and Africa still had the most COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos, […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has reported no new COVID-19 deaths among overseas Filipinos. The DFA said the COVID-19 death toll of Filipinos abroad therefore remains at 792. Twenty-seven new COVID-19 cases, however, have been reported from countries in Asia and the Pacific and Europe. The additional cases pushed the COVID-19 tally to 10534. The DFA said the Middle East and Africa so far had the most COVID-19 cases with 7097, followed by the […]
(Eagle News)–Forty-seven more Filipinos abroad have recovered from COVID-19, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, the recoveries came from Asia and the Pacific, and Europe, bringing the total to 6,076. COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos have reached 10,035 as of Aug. 26, the DFA said, with the additional seven cases from the Middle East. No additional death has been reported, which means the tally remains at 742. The Middle East and […]
26 new recoveries reported on Saturday and Sunday, DFA says (Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has reported one confirmed case of COVID-19 among overseas Filipinos, bringing the total to 9984. The DFA said 26 new recoveries were also reported mainly from Asia and the Pacific and the Middle East regions, based on the reports of Philippine embassies and consulates over the weekend. With the additional cases, the number of recoveries among overseas Filipinos rises […]
(Eagle News)-The Department of Foreign Affairs has said it has repatriated over 135,000 overseas Filipinos amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The DFA said the total 135,290 was after an additional 10,573 overseas Filipinos were brought home this week. Of the total, 38.9 percent (52,639 overseas Filipinos) were sea-based while 61.1 percent (82,651 overseas Filipinos) were land-based. Of this number, only this week, the DFA said it repatriated 8,112 overseas Filipinos from the Middle East through 27 […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos have reached 9569 after 13 more cases were confirmed from the Asia and the Pacific. The DFA said 5572 have so far recovered, with 3326 undergoing treatment. Over 600, or 671, have so far died. The Americas have the most number of COVID-19 deaths among overseas Filipinos so far, with 175. This was followed by the Middle East and Africa, with 395; and Europe with 95 deaths. […]
(Eagle News) — The number of overseas Filipinos repatriated by the Department of Foreign Affairs since the COVID-19 outbreak has reached 90,047. In a statement, the DFA said that this week alone, it had facilitated the return of 11,688 overseas Filipinos (OFs) which brought the total number of repatriates to over 90,000 since it began repatriation in February. Of this number, 44.8 percent (40,540 OFs) are sea-based and 55.2 percent (49,957 OFs) are land-based, […]
