Questions were raised after the national government announced that fully vaccinated international travelers and returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) will no longer be required to undergo a facility-based quarantine but shall self-monitor for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) symptoms beginning Feb. 1....
Filipinos can now send their applications for two French government scholarship programs for the academic year 2022-2023, the Embassy of France to the Philippines recently announced. The French Embassy and and Campus France Philippines are now receiving applications for the PhilFrance Scholarship...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno I am calling on all overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and Filipino returnees who test positive for COVID-19 upon their arrival in the country to take advantage of the Manila COVID-19 Field Hospital (MCFH) located at the Luneta grounds as an alternative to...
PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN The Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) said that at least 300 Filipino travelers are testing positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) each day upon arrival in the country. BOQ Deputy Director Roberto Salvador Jr. said there were about 3,000 international arrivals to the...
The government's pandemic task force is now allowing the entry to the country of Filipinos going home from abroad who have recovered from the coronavirus (COVID-19) but still tested positive for it, subject to protocols. PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the statement...
No Filipinos have been reported killed or hurt in the eruption of an underwater volcano in Tonga, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday, Jan. 19. DFA (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "As of 18 January, the Philippine Embassy in Wellington has received no reports of casualties or...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is now checking on the situation of close to 800 Filipinos in Tonga, Samoa, and Fiji after the eruption of an underwater volcano on Saturday, Jan. 15. DFA (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a statement on Sunday, Jan. 16, the DFA said the Philippine Embassy in...
media Despite the new COVID-19 surge, 7 out of 10 Filipinos still want to push through with their planned air travel in the next nine months. This was the finding of an AirAsia Philippines-commissioned survey made by big-data analytics firm, Tangere. The survey, conducted in December 2021, covered...
Less stringent quarantine restrictions dragged down the country’s unemployment rate in November to its best level since the pandemic began, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. The number of jobless Filipinos stood at 3.16 million in November based on the latest PSA Labor Force...
More than 150 stranded overseas Filipinos were able to return home from Bahrain over the holidays, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Embassy in Bahrain/DFA) According to the DFA, the Philippine Embassy in the Kingdom of Bahrain facilitated the return of...
Sixteen more Filipinos abroad have contracted the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as of the third day of the new year, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday, Jan. 3. Department of Foreign Affairs (MANILA BULLETIN) This, according to the DFA, has brought the total number of...
Government must ensure that the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) law - to provide all services needed by Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) under one roof -is fulfilled to the last letter. Senator Joel Villanueva, principal sponsor and author of Senate Bill 2234 that was signed into law today by...
