Global Affairs

Middle East & Africa

175 overseas Filipinos arrive back to the Philippines from Kuwait, repatriated by the DFA

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) continued to support Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), repatriating 175 Filipinos via Kuwait Airlines flight KU 1427. The travelers were beneficiaries of the amnesty and…

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Middle East & Africa

Food relief drive for Filipinos impacted by the COVID-19 crisis organized by the Philippine Consulate General in Istanbul

The Consulate General in Istanbul, in coordination with the Filipino International Charity for Social, Culture and the Arts (FICASCA), and with the assistance of members of the Filipino Students in…

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National Flag Days 2020 commemorated by the Philippine Embassy in Rome

Philippine Ambassador to Italy Domingo P. Nolasco led the personnel of the Philippine Embassy in Rome to a flag-raising ceremony on 28 May 2020 to commemorate National Flag Days from…

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Asia

Humanitarian flight to repatriate overseas Filipinos organized by the Philippine Embassy in Dili, Timor-Leste

The Philippine Embassy in Dili, Timor-Leste organized a humanitarian flight to repatriate overseas Filipinos in Timor-Leste to support those “without work and with economic difficulties on account of the COVID-19…

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Dutch translation of F. Sionil Jose’s Novel “Po-on” welcomed by the Philippine Embassy in The Hague

The Philippine Embassy in The Hague congratulated Mr. Gerard Arp, a Dutch writer and translator, for the successful release of his latest publication, Schemering, the Dutch translation of the novel “Po-on” by F.…

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Global Affairs

Nearly 100,000 overseas Filipinos are stranded around the World, hope to return to the Philippines

On Sunday, May 31 the Department of Labor and Employment reported the number of overseas Filipino workers stranded all around the World has ballooned to nearly 100,000 as a result…

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Global Affairs

Over 30,000 Filipinos repatriated by the Department of Foreign Affairs

To date, 31,528 Overseas Filipinos (OFs) have been repatriated by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) since beginning the call to bring home Filipinos impacted by the COVID-19 crisis in…

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Asia

200 Filipinos stranded in Japan successfully return home, repatriated by the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo

A total number of 160 Filipino tourists, students, and OFWs stranded in Japan departed from Narita International Airport via a chartered flight mounted by the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo in…

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Australia

Stranded Filipinos in Australia return home to the Philippines

Almost 200 Filipinos left Australia to go home to the Philippines through Philippine Airlines (PAL) special flights. PAL organized two special flights from Sydney and Melbourne on May 27, 2020…

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Global Affairs

Department of Foreign Affairs welcomes home more overseas Filipinos, now entering 4-month mark of repatriation efforts

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) closes in on its third month of repatriation efforts since the flight from Wuhan, China, and continues to sustain its unrelenting efforts to bring…

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Europe

More Filipinos return home to the Philippines, over 300 from Germany

Over 300 Filipino crew members of Sea Chefs and TUI Cruises left for the Philippines from Hamburg, Germany on May 24, 2020 via a chartered TUI Airlines flight. The seafarers…

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United States

Philippine Consul General to Chicago provides updates on situation of Filipino community in the U.S. Midwest

During a live Philippine broadcast interview on May 20, Philippine Consul General to Chicago Gina A. Jamoralin reported on the status of the Filipino community in the U.S. Midwest—assuring the…

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Middle East & Africa

Philippine Embassy in Doha mounts a chartered flight to bring overseas Filipinos home

The Philippine Embassy in Doha repatriated a total of 278 overseas Filipinos, including an infant, via a chartered Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight on 20 May 2020. The chartered flight included…

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Middle East & Africa

352 Filipinos arrive home from Saudi Arabia

352 Filipinos employed by the Nasser S. Al Hajri Corporation in Dammam, Saudi Arabia have arrived back in the Philippines. With this flight, the total number of repatriated OFWs has…

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Asia

190 Filipinos repatriated by the DFA, return home from Singapore

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) continued its repatriation efforts from all around the World, welcoming home 190 overseas Filipinos from Singapore on May 20, 2020 via a Philippine Airlines…

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Australia

The Philippines celebrates Friendship Day with Australia

The Philippine Embassy in Australia sent its well wishes to the Government of Australia on the occasion of the Philippines-Australia Friendship Day on May 22. In a video, Philippine Ambassador…

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United States

More than 120 Filipinos join EducationUSA’s Second Annual Media Summit

More than 120 Filipino students and working professionals participated in the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines’ second annual EducationUSA Media Summit on May 14. The virtual event featured speakers from…

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Asia

Going beyond business-as-usual: saving endangered species, adopting sustainable practices

The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) joined the international community in observing the Endangered Species Day on May 15 and urges reflections on the actions to be taken to reverse…

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United States

U.S. Military provides Php10 million in medical supplies to Philippine frontliners

Manila, May 19, 2020 – Service members from the U.S. Army, Marines, and Air Force delivered over Php10 million ($203,000) in personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies to hospitals…

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Asia

45 Filipinos stranded in Seoul repatriated by the DFA

The Philippine Embassy in Seoul assisted in the repatriation of 45 stranded Filipinos to Manila on May 14, 2020 via Korean Airlines Flight KE 623. The Embassy, upon receiving confirmation…

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175 overseas Filipinos arrive back to the Philippines from Kuwait, repatriated by the DFA

Food relief drive for Filipinos impacted by the COVID-19 crisis organized by the Philippine Consulate General in Istanbul

National Flag Days 2020 commemorated by the Philippine Embassy in Rome

Humanitarian flight to repatriate overseas Filipinos organized by the Philippine Embassy in Dili, Timor-Leste

Dutch translation of F. Sionil Jose’s Novel “Po-on” welcomed by the Philippine Embassy in The Hague

Nearly 100,000 overseas Filipinos are stranded around the World, hope to return to the Philippines

Over 30,000 Filipinos repatriated by the Department of Foreign Affairs

200 Filipinos stranded in Japan successfully return home, repatriated by the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo

Stranded Filipinos in Australia return home to the Philippines

Department of Foreign Affairs welcomes home more overseas Filipinos, now entering 4-month mark of repatriation efforts

More Filipinos return home to the Philippines, over 300 from Germany

Philippine Consul General to Chicago provides updates on situation of Filipino community in the U.S. Midwest

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Philippine Embassy in Doha mounts a chartered flight to bring overseas Filipinos home

352 Filipinos arrive home from Saudi Arabia

190 Filipinos repatriated by the DFA, return home from Singapore

The Philippines celebrates Friendship Day with Australia

More than 120 Filipinos join EducationUSA’s Second Annual Media Summit

Going beyond business-as-usual: saving endangered species, adopting sustainable practices

U.S. Military provides Php10 million in medical supplies to Philippine frontliners

45 Filipinos stranded in Seoul repatriated by the DFA

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