Global Affairs

Middle East & Africa

Over 600 more overseas Filipinos return home from the United Arab Emirates

Repatriation efforts of the Philippines continued on June 30 with a total of 648 Overseas Filipinos onboard two special commercial flights from Dubai were met by officials of the Department…

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Middle East & Africa

Philippine Embassy in Doha mounts another chartered flight to send overseas Filipinos home

The Philippine Embassy in Doha repatriated a total of 318 overseas Filipinos, including an infant, via a chartered flight of the Philippine Airlines (PAL) on June 24, 2020. The chartered…

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Philippine Embassy in Madrid hosts webinar with advocates for Philippine textile industry, aiming to promote Filipino culture

The Philippine Embassy in Madrid hosted a webinar on Philippine textiles entitled, “Reflecting Traditions, Preserving Identities: Philippine Textiles as a Medium to Promote Filipino Culture” on June 21, 2020. The…

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Asia

425 Filipinos stranded in South Korea return home to the Philippines through continued repatriation efforts of the DFA

The Philippine Embassy in Seoul successfully repatriated 425 stranded Overseas Filipinos in South Korea to the Philippines via two special flights from Incheon International Airport through Korean Air and Asiana…

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Middle East & Africa

Nearly 300 Filipinos return home from North Africa—successfully completing one of the most complicated missions of the DFA

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) brought home 280 Filipinos from Algeria, Libya, and Tunisia in its first repatriation from North Africa on June 22. In its report to Foreign…

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Asia

60 Filipinos arrive home from India, repatriated by the Department of Foreign Affairs

Coinciding with its 122nd year as an institution, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) welcomed 60 overseas Filipinos from New Delhi, India via an Air India Flight. The returning group…

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Middle East & Africa

Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah repatriates over 300 stranded Filipinos in Jeddah and other parts of Western Region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah successfully repatriated a total of 344 Filipinos based in Jeddah and other parts of the Western Region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on…

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Global Affairs

Department of Science and Technology Secretary highlights Filipino natural resiliency, creativity in responding to COVID-19 pandemic at UN High-Level Debate

New York — At the United Nations High-Level Debate on the Impact of Rapid Technological Change on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Targets, Department of Science and Technology Secretary…

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United States

U.S. provides Php126 Million to support Filipino children’s education during pandemic

Manila, June 18, 2020 — The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing Php126 million ($2.5 million) to help the Philippine government’s implementation of the…

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Middle East & Africa

122nd Anniversary of Philippine Independence commemorated online by Philippine Embassy in Tel-Aviv

Philippine Ambassador to Israel Nathaniel “Neal” Imperial led a special two-day celebration to commemorate the 122nd Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence at the Balai Quezon, the Embassy’s cultural…

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Middle East & Africa

Over 700 Filipinos arrive home from the Middle East

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) repatriated a total of 761 Filipinos from the Middle East — Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) via two separate chartered flights on…

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Asia

Philippine Embassy in Tokyo now open under “New Normal”

While putting in place measures to ensure the public’s health and safety, the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo re-opened its doors to the public on June 1, 2020, offering passport and…

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Philippine Embassy in Vienna revisits Filipino Mythology for National Heritage Month

The Philippine Embassy and Permanent Mission in Vienna has turned the spotlight on Philippine mythology for this year’s National Heritage Month, in keeping with the National Commission for Culture and…

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Asia

Economic Ministers of ASEAN+3 to work on economic resiliency amidst the pandemic

On June 4, 2020, the Economic Ministers from the ten (10) ASEAN Member States and the Plus Three Partners (China, Japan, and Republic of Korea), met through video conference to…

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Europe

Effective international cooperation and governance needed to address COVID-19 crisis – Philippines at UNESCO Executive Board Special Session

Philippine Ambassador to France and Permanent Delegate Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro delivered the Philippine Statement during the first virtual Special Session of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization…

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Asia

148 Filipinos assisted with a special flight to Manila by the Philippine Embassy in Korea

The Philippine Embassy in Seoul assisted 148 passengers who boarded the special Korean Air flight KE 623 which departed from Incheon International Airport on June 7, 2020. The special flight…

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Europe

Online application and appointment system rolled out by Philippine Embassy in Copenhagen

As part of the “new normal”, the Philippine Embassy in Copenhagen rolled out its online application and appointment system on May 12, 2020. The Embassy’s clients were then served on-site…

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Asia

160 stranded overseas Filipinos in India repatriated by the Philippine Embassy in New Delhi

The Philippine Embassy in New Delhi has repatriated in May 2020 about 160 overseas Filipinos —workers, tourists, students —who were stranded in India because of the complete lockdown imposed on…

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Middle East & Africa

More Filipinos repatriated by the DFA, nearly 300 arrive home from the United Arab Emirates

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), through the Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs (OUMWA), continues its repatriation efforts by welcoming home distressed Filipinos from the United Arab…

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Canada

Passport services resumed under a “New Normal” at Philippine Consulate General in Calgary

With the City of Calgary implementing the last phase of the Province of Alberta’s Stage 1 economic relaunch on June 1, 2020, the Philippine Consulate General in Calgary has now…

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Over 600 more overseas Filipinos return home from the United Arab Emirates

Philippine Embassy in Doha mounts another chartered flight to send overseas Filipinos home

Philippine Embassy in Madrid hosts webinar with advocates for Philippine textile industry, aiming to promote Filipino culture

425 Filipinos stranded in South Korea return home to the Philippines through continued repatriation efforts of the DFA

Nearly 300 Filipinos return home from North Africa—successfully completing one of the most complicated missions of the DFA

60 Filipinos arrive home from India, repatriated by the Department of Foreign Affairs

Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah repatriates over 300 stranded Filipinos in Jeddah and other parts of Western Region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Department of Science and Technology Secretary highlights Filipino natural resiliency, creativity in responding to COVID-19 pandemic at UN High-Level Debate

U.S. provides Php126 Million to support Filipino children’s education during pandemic

122nd Anniversary of Philippine Independence commemorated online by Philippine Embassy in Tel-Aviv

Over 700 Filipinos arrive home from the Middle East

Philippine Embassy in Tokyo now open under “New Normal”

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Philippine Embassy in Vienna revisits Filipino Mythology for National Heritage Month

Economic Ministers of ASEAN+3 to work on economic resiliency amidst the pandemic

Effective international cooperation and governance needed to address COVID-19 crisis – Philippines at UNESCO Executive Board Special Session

148 Filipinos assisted with a special flight to Manila by the Philippine Embassy in Korea

Online application and appointment system rolled out by Philippine Embassy in Copenhagen

160 stranded overseas Filipinos in India repatriated by the Philippine Embassy in New Delhi

More Filipinos repatriated by the DFA, nearly 300 arrive home from the United Arab Emirates

Passport services resumed under a “New Normal” at Philippine Consulate General in Calgary

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