DAVAO CITY — Some 312 overseas Filipino workers from Qatar arrived in the country as part of the continuing repatriation program of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). On Friday, the DFA through the Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs (OUMWA) brought home the distressed OFWs from Qatar. The latest batch of repatriates […]
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OFW in Jeddah dies while undergoing COVID-19 test
DAVAO CITY — For still unknown reasons, an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia died while undergoing swab test for COVID-19, a report stated on Monday. Consul General Edgar Badajos, in an interview with GMA’s Unang Balita said the OFW was being tested when he asked permission to pee but never returned. Badajos […]
50 new COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths among Filipinos abroad
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Foreign Affairs on Sunday reported fifty (50) new coronavirus-19 cases among Filipinos abroad with 17 new fatalities in the Middle East. The additional new cases bring the total number to 8,854. While the death toll is now a 611 with eight new recoveries bring the total recoveries to 5,274. […]
Heroes welcome for 49 OFWs who died in the Middle East
DAVAO CITY — Top officials of the Philippine government gave heroes welcome to the remains of the 49 Overseas Filipino Workers repatriated from Saudi Arabia via a chartered flight on Friday. Of the 49 OFW’s, 20 died of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and 29 of other causes. The country’s flag carrier brought home 32 […]
PH Embassy in Tokyo helps 815 Filipinos to date
DAVAO CITY— The Philippine Embassy in Tokyo has helped 815 Filipinos Fly Home to PH since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Philippine Embassy in Tokyo helped another batch of 204 Filipino tourists, students, and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) stranded in Japan to return home via a chartered flight on 04 July 2020. The […]
354 Pinoys repatriated from Jeddah
DAVAO CITY — The Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah successfully repatriated another 354 Filipinos based in Jeddah and other parts of the Western Region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 03 July 2020 via a Philippine Airlines (PAL) chartered flight. The chartered flight landed in Manila on 04 July 2020 at around 2:40 in […]
3rd repatriation flight brings home 204 more Pinoys from Japan
MANILA – The Philippine Embassy in Tokyo repatriated a total of 204 Filipino tourists, students, and overseas Filipino workers stranded in Japan via a chartered flight on Saturday. The embassy mounted the repatriation flight in close coordination with the Philippine Consulates-General in Osaka and Nagoya, the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO)-Tokyo […]
37 new Covid-19 recoveries, 2 deaths among Pinoys abroad
MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Saturday said 37 more Filipinos abroad recovered from coronavirus disease (Covid-19) while two died, bringing the total to 5,200 and 563, respectively. Most of the recoveries came from the USA at 35 with only two coming from Asia. On the other hand, the deaths were recorded in […]
Covid-19 cases among OFs hit 8,614
MANILA – A total of 108 more Filipinos were diagnosed with coronavirus disease (Covid-19) abroad, bringing the overall tally to 8,614 as of July 2, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported Thursday. “Today, the DFA reports an increase in new confirmed Covid-19 cases among Filipinos abroad, mostly in Asia and the Pacific and the Middle […]
400 Filipino deportees to arrive June 30 in Zamboanga City
ZAMBOANGA CITY–A local official here has appealed to the national government to coordinate with the Malaysian government to request for a one-week deferment in the deportation of Filipinos via this city. Dr. Elmeir Jade Apolinario, City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) chief, said Monday the deferment would give them ample time to prepare for […]
Exit Visas, loans and cases among the challenges besetting OFW repatriation – Bello
DAVAO CITY — It might just be as easy as ABC if one says the Philippine government repatriates thousands of its overseas Filipino workers, but the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is facing a lot of challenges in the process from the lack of exit visa, to unpaid loans and to other cases that […]
DSWD social workers assist LSIs and ROFs arriving in Davao City
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) XI has deployed social workers from the Protective Services Division (PSD), to assist the arriving locally stranded individuals (LSIs) and the returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) at the Davao City International Airport, Sasa International Seaport, and, Davao City Overland Transport Terminal. In a press statement, […]
50 OFWs who died of Covid-19 to be buried in Saudi Arabia
MANILA – Malacañang on Sunday bared that the remains of some 50 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who died of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) will be buried in the host country. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque clarified that the remains of the 50 OFWs will not be brought back […]