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Total number of Filipinos repatriated from Middle Eastern country since start of COVID-19 pandemic now at 3,000 (Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs repatriated over 300 distressed overseas Filipinos from the United Arab Emirates over the weekend, bringing the total of repatriates from that country since the start of the pandemic to 3,000. According to the DFA, the 350 overseas Filipinos included 112 pregnant Filipinos and 12 persons with disabilities. They arrived in […]
(Eagle News) — Over 300 overseas Filipino workers were repatriated from Saudi Arabia on June 25. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the 301 distressed OFWs from Riyadh arrived in the Philippines via a flight chartered by the department’s Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs. The DFA said qualified repatriates received financial assistance of P10,000. They will undergo quarantine provided by the Philippine government, in accordance with the health protocols set by the […]
(Eagle News) — Over 300 overseas Filipinos were repatriated from the United Arab Emirates this week. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the 325 Filipinos arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Thursday, June 17. This was the third flight from the UAE this year chartered by the department through the Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs (DFA-OUMWA) using the DFA’s Assistance To National Fund. The DFA said the batch included 88 […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday, May 14, repatriated over 100 Filipinos from China. In a statement, the DFA said the 155 overseas Filipinos arrived from Nanjing via Philippine Airlines flight PR8430 at 10:30 p.m. at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The department said most of the recent arrivals were assisted with their overstaying fees in the country by the Philippine Embassy in Beijing and the Philippine Consulates General in Chongqing, […]
(Eagle News) — Ten Filipino seafarers who were kidnapped off the coast of Benin in the Gulf of Guinea have arrived in the Philippines. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the seafarers arrived at the Clark airport on April 19. Their return was made possible through close coordination between the Philippine government, through its Embassies in Abuja and The Hague, the Dutch owners of the tanker and the local manning agency Elburg Ship Management Philippines […]
(Eagle News) –Over 3,000 overseas Filipinos were repatriated last week amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional repatriates brought the total number of Filipinos repatriated since the start of repatriation efforts in February 2020 to 372,730. Of these, DFA data said 101,558 were sea-based, while 271,172 were land-based. It said the 3,994 repatriated last week included a distressed fisherman from Indonesia, medical repatriates from Singapore, Brunei, Thailand, Italy, Turkey, Bahrain […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs has recently repatriated over 200 Filipinos from Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. The DFA said the 234 Filipinos arrived via a chartered Philippine Airlines flight at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 at 2 a.m. today. Of the 234, the DFA said 121 were from Dubai, 51 from Abu Dhabi and 62 from Manama. It said the group included special cases in need of immediate […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine government has recently repatriated over 100 overseas Filipinos from South Korea amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, the 143 land-based and sea-based Overseas Filipino Workers joined the Asiana Airlines OZ 703 special flight arranged by the Philippine embassy from Incheon to Manila for August 5. Before the OFWs’ departure, embassy officials met with them at Incheon Airport and walked them through the health protocols […]
(Eagle News)–Fifty-one Filipinos were recently repatriated from Manado, Indonesia, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, the repatriates arrived at the General Santos City International Airport via a Philippine Air Force C130 aircraft on July 17. The repatriation, the DFA said, was made possible in cooperation with the Philippine Consulate General in Manado and the Philippine Embassy in Jakarta. According to the DFA, the 51 repatriates went through “necessary health protocols” upon […]
(Eagle News) — The government has repatriated over 400 Filipinos from Lebanon, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday, July 16. According to the DFA, the 410 repatriated Filipinos on July 12 represents the largest single mass repatriation in the country’s history. It said the Filipinos arrived via Qatar Airways QR 7474/QR 3150. According to the DFA, many of the repatriates’ have stayed in Lebanon for years. Their travel expenses, such as tickets and […]
(Eagle News)–Over 300 displaced Overseas Filipino Workers were recently repatriated from Kuwait. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs said the 314 OFWs were brought home through a chartered Kuwait Airways flight on June 28 arranged by the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait. “The Philippine Embassy stands ready to assist our kababayan in Kuwait who wish to be repatriated and reunited with their loved ones back home, despite the travel restrictions both in Kuwait and […]
(Eagle News)–Over 600 Filipinos were recently repatriated from the United Arab Emirates amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the 648 Filipinos arrived at the Clark airport and Ninoy Aquino International Airport on board two special commercial flights from Dubai. The flights, the DFA said, were made possible in cooperation with the United Arab Emirates’ government, the Philippine Embassy in Abu Dhabi and the Philippine Consulate General in Dubai. “All repatriates underwent […]
