Tag: repatriation

DFA to Filipinos illegally staying in UAE: Regularize your stay by end of the month or face repatriation

(Eagle News)–Filipinos illegally staying in the United Arab Emirates only have until the end of the month to regularize their stay or face repatriation. This was the reminder issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs a day before the arrival in Manila of 150 Filipinos from Dubai who availed of the UAE amnesty program. The 14th batch of repatriates is expected to arrive at Terminal 2 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport at 8:45 a.m. […]

PHL Embassy sa Syria handa sa repatriation ng mga Pilipino – DFA

(Eagle News) — Handa ang Philippine Embassy sa Syria na tulungan ang mga Filipino na nagnanais na umuwi sa Pilipinas sa kabila ng nagpapatuloy na gulo sa naturang bansa. Kinumpirma ito ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) at sinabing nagkaroon na ng pagpupulong ang embahada sa pangunguna ni Charge D’ Affaires Alex Lamadrid at ang kagawaran upang tingnan ang sitwasyon sa Syria. Sa kabila ng napaulat na pagsuko ng mga rebelde ay pinayuhan pa rin […]

Repatriation ng mahigit 10K overstaying na Pilipino sa Kuwait, pinamamadali

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Minamadali na ng embahada ng Pilipinas at Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) sa Kuwait ang pagpapauwi sa nasa sampung libong overstaying na Pilipino na inaasahang mag-a-avail sa amnesty program na inayos na kasama ang kuwaiti government. Ayon kay Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Sarah Lou Arriola, inaasahang mahigit sampung libong Pilipino ang kwalipikado para sa repatriation. Nitong Enero aniya nang aprubahan ng Kuwaiti government ang amnesty program. Sa kasalukuyan, nasa 2,229 na […]

Over 300 OFWs repatriated from Kuwait

(Eagle News) – Over 300 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who were granted amnesty in Kuwait arrived in two flights at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 in Pasay City on Monday, February 12, 2018. The 317 OFWs were welcomed by officials from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). OWWA Administrator Atty.  Hans Leo J. Cacdac  told the OFWs the government would shoulder their travel expenses. “Mayroon po […]

Talks in Myanmar to ‘settle issues’ on Rohingya return

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — Talks were held Monday to “settle issues” over the repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, Bangladeshi officials told AFP, as doubts linger over how many of the 655,000 Muslim minority who fled violence are likely to return. Under diplomatic pressure, Myanmar has vowed to repatriate refugees driven into Bangladesh by an army crackdown last year, if they can verify they belong in western Rakhine state. But aid agencies question how many […]