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BANGKOK, Nov 18, 2023 (AFP) – Forty-one Thais trapped in Myanmar for three weeks by an upsurge in fighting between the junta and an alliance of ethnic minority armed groups returned to the kingdom on Saturday, the Thai army said. Fighting has raged since October 27 across northern Shan state near the Chinese border after the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and Arakan Army (AA) launched attacks on the […]
Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Monday 4/24/2023 Battles raging in Sudan between the army and paramilitaries have sparked multiple evacuation operations to rescue foreign citizens and diplomats by road, air and sea. The main airport in the capital Khartoum has been the site of heavy clashes, effectively shutting its operations. Fighting elsewhere has forced delays to some planned rescue operations. Many countries unable to send forces into Sudan relied on others to extract their citizens […]
(Eagle News) — Thirteen more seafarers who were evacuated from Ukraine have arrived in the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, the seafarers who were part of the MV Ithaca Prospect crew arrived on March 26 at Clark International Airport. “The evacuation of the seafarers was a big challenge because of the need for them to disembark the ship through small boats that would bring them safely to shore,” Philippine […]
(Eagle News) — Over 300 Filipinos have so far been evacuated from Ukraine, a Department of Foreign Affairs official said. Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs Sarah Lou Arriola said in a social media post that of the 309 so far evacuated, 150 Filipinos have already been repatriated to the Philippines while 159 are staying in other European countries as of Friday afternoon. The day before, she said Filipino seafarers from the MV Key Knight, MV Star […]
(Eagle News) — The 21 seafarers who were evacuated from the vessel MV S-Breeze in Ukraine have arrived in the Philippines. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, with their arrival, the total number of Filipinos repatriated from Ukraine was now 63. Meanwhile, 136 have been evacuated. The department said another group of seven seafarers from MV Joseph Schulte are also scheduled to arrive in Manila later today. Seafarers of MV Star Helena, MV Global Aglaia, […]
(Eagle News) – Mandatory evacuation of Filipinos is now underway in Ukraine as the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) raised crisis alert level 4 for all areas in that war-torn country which is heavily being bombarded by Russian forces. The DFA issued the advisory on Monday, March 7, as around 1.7 million Ukrainians have fled to other countries to escape heavy shelling and bombarding by Russian forces in their country. Alert Level 4 is […]
(Eagle News) – Thirteen more Filipinos from Ukraine arrived in the country on Tuesday, March 1, as the Philippine government continued the repatriation of its nationals from the war-torn country. This brings to 19 the number of Filipinos who were repatriated from Ukraine, including the six who were repatriated on February 18, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs. There are 181 Filipinos in Ukraine based on DFA’s earlier reports. The 13 Filipinos arrived […]
(Eagle News) — Over 200 Filipinos have been repatriated from Macau. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, the 203 Filipinos repatriated on Feb. 16 included three wheelchair-bound passengers who were recently hospitalized in Macau. The flight is the 27th organized by the Philippine Consulate General amid the pandemic. With the flight, the Consulate has brought a total of 5,355 Filipinos back home. According to the DFA, following the adoption by the Inter-Agency Task Force […]
(Eagle News)–Almost 300 overseas Filipinos were repatriated by the Philippine Embassy in Lebanon recently, its largest batch of repatriates so far, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the department, the 280 overseas Filipinos who were sent home on Sept. 12 were primarily composed of undocumented and distressed Filipinos in Lebanon. Two Filipinos from Lebanon with medical conditions, as well as five repatriates from Syria also joined the sweeper flights which first landed in Manama, […]
Of 27, only 17 have requested repatriation (Eagle News) — Only 27 Filipinos remain in Afghanistan since the Department of Foreign Affairs began repatriation efforts amid the uncertain security situation following the Taliban’s takeover of the government there. According to the DFA, of the 27, 10 have expressed their intent to remain in Afghanistan. The rest have requested repatriation. Meanwhile, seven Filipinos so far left Kabul for Almaty–five left on Aug. 22, while the other […]
(Eagle News) — Over 200 distressed Filipinos arrived in the Philippines this week from Vietnam, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Friday, Aug. 20. According to the DFA, the 271 Filipinos arrived in the Philippines through a chartered Cebu Pacific flight on August 15. Most of the repatriates were distressed due to economic difficulties brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, while some of them were stranded in Vietnam due to flight cancellations. The department said […]
(Eagle News) — Over 300 Filipinos were repatriated from Oman in the Department of Foreign Affairs first chartered flight from the country. In a statement, the DFA said 345 Filipinos had been stranded in Oman due to COVID-19 restrictions. The flight, which arrived on Tuesday, July 27, included 10 minors, the DFA said. Upon arrival, the repatriates underwent the medical protocols required by the Department of Health (DOH) and the Bureau of Quarantine. They are […]
