Global Affairs

Latin America

Watch: Brazil’s Christ the Redeemer Statue in Rio de Janeiro Pays Tribute to Filipino Frontliners

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — The iconic Christ the Redeemer (Cristo Redentor) statue in Rio de Janeiro, a UNESCO World Heritage landmark, honored health professionals around the world battling the…

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More Filipinos repatriated by the Department of Foreign Affairs, total now over 20,000

The Department of Foreign Affairs surpassed the 20,000 mark in total number of repatriated Filipinos with the recent arrival of two chartered flights from London where 610 seafarers of the…

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Asian Development Bank Approves $1.5 Billion Financing to Support the Philippines’ COVID-19 Response

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $1.5 billion loan to help the Philippine government fund its novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response program and strengthen the country’s health care system…

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Asia
Health

The Philippines receives US$500K-worth of COVID-19 test kits from the Republic of Korea

To aid in boosting the Philippines’ drive to significantly raise its daily COVID-19 testing capacity, the Philippines formally received 700 units of Q-Sens 2019-nCoV Detection Kits from the Republic of…

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Exporters urged to register for EU-GSP+ privileges before 30 June deadline

The Department of Trade and Industry-Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB) urged all Philippine exporters to the European Union to register to the EU Registered Exporter System (EU REX) before the 30…

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60 Filipinos repatriated from New Zealand

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) continued its international repatriation efforts by welcoming home 60 Overseas Filipinos Workers via a Philippine Airlines flight from New Zealand on April 20, 2020.…

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Government’s ‘Build Build Build’ program focused on fueling economic recovery in the Philippines

Infrastructure projects of the Philippine government’s program, “Build Build Build,” will continue to assist the country in bouncing back from the extraordinary impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Under the…

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Over 16,000 Filipinos repatriated by the Department of Foreign Affairs

As of April 19, the Department of Foreign Affairs has repatriated over 16,000 Filipinos as two consecutive flights carrying a total of 571 Filipino crew of Norwegian Breakaway in Orlando,…

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More OFWs repatriated from Africa and Middle East

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) continued its critical missions for bringing home Filipinos all around the World, this time repatriating Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from Mozambique and Qatar at…

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Travel assistance provided by the DFA to Canadian citizens stranded in the Philippines

Baguio City — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), through its personnel in various Consular Offices outside of Metro Manila, along with the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Philippine…

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Asia
Health

Malaysia, Thailand team up in transboundary protected area management

Protected area authorities in Malaysia and Thailand are working together to conserve a rainforest landscape of almost 260,000 hectares straddling the national border between the two ASEAN Member States. Both…

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Asia
Leaders

Nations urged to consider crafting post-pandemic recovery plan

Countries must think of a post-pandemic recovery plan although the world is still in the early stages of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte said on Tuesday.…

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Over 20,000 Filipinos in the United Kingdom and Ireland fight on the frontlines against COVID-19

From the very onset of COVID-19 cases rising in the United Kingdom and Ireland, over 23,000 Filipinos have been fighting on the frontlines. According to a 2019 report published by…

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Over 200 more Filipinos repatriated from Dubai

As Easter Sunday concluded, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) carried on with the repatriation of 208 seafarers from cruise ships Nautica, Norwegian Jade, and Seven Seas Voyager. They arrived…

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Asia
Health

Research suggests compounds found in guava, other citrus fruits help combat COVID-19

Based on research conducted at the University of Indonesia and Bogor Institute of Agriculture, the compounds found in fruits such as red guavas may help fight COVID-19. Dr. Ari Fahrial…

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United States

U.S. Donates COVID-19 Relief Supplies

Manila — U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim announced today the U.S. government’s donation of nearly 1,300 new cots to support the Philippine government’s response to COVID-19. Ambassador Kim…

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Nearly 300 total Filipinos arrive back to the Philippines from London

As the Philippines observed Good Friday on April 10, late in the afternoon, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) continued to serve—welcoming home 275 OFWs from London comprised of 128…

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265 Filipinos return to the Philippines from Europe and the United States

From all across the globe, the Department of Foreign Affairs continued its busy mission of repatriating citizens of the Philippines. On Good Friday afternoon, a set of 265 crewmen from…

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Prior to Looming COVID-19 Global Pandemic, Philippine Exports Grew in First Few Months of 2020

In the midst of the onslaught of the COVID-19 global pandemic was the Philippine merchandise exports industry ballooning by 2.8% in February 2020 to USD5.4B from USD5.3B as compared to…

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Department of Foreign Affairs caps off Good Friday with repatriation of Filipinos from Portugal

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) concluded its 11th consecutive day of repatriation by welcoming 16 Filipinos from Lisbon, Portugal. The 16 OFWs who work as crew members of the…

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Watch: Brazil’s Christ the Redeemer Statue in Rio de Janeiro Pays Tribute to Filipino Frontliners

More Filipinos repatriated by the Department of Foreign Affairs, total now over 20,000

Asian Development Bank Approves $1.5 Billion Financing to Support the Philippines’ COVID-19 Response

The Philippines receives US$500K-worth of COVID-19 test kits from the Republic of Korea

Exporters urged to register for EU-GSP+ privileges before 30 June deadline

60 Filipinos repatriated from New Zealand

Government’s ‘Build Build Build’ program focused on fueling economic recovery in the Philippines

Over 16,000 Filipinos repatriated by the Department of Foreign Affairs

More OFWs repatriated from Africa and Middle East

Travel assistance provided by the DFA to Canadian citizens stranded in the Philippines

Malaysia, Thailand team up in transboundary protected area management

Nations urged to consider crafting post-pandemic recovery plan

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Over 20,000 Filipinos in the United Kingdom and Ireland fight on the frontlines against COVID-19

Over 200 more Filipinos repatriated from Dubai

Research suggests compounds found in guava, other citrus fruits help combat COVID-19

U.S. Donates COVID-19 Relief Supplies

Nearly 300 total Filipinos arrive back to the Philippines from London

265 Filipinos return to the Philippines from Europe and the United States

Prior to Looming COVID-19 Global Pandemic, Philippine Exports Grew in First Few Months of 2020

Department of Foreign Affairs caps off Good Friday with repatriation of Filipinos from Portugal

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