Some 170 distressed Filipinos are still waiting for repatriation from scam hubs across Southeast Asia, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Wednesday, Nov. 12. DFA spokesperson Angelica Escalona said these Filipinos in scam hub areas have “active requests for assistance” from the...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) assured the families of the 14 Filipinos rescued from a scam hub in Myanmar that the Philippines government is exerting “all efforts” for their safe return to the country. DFA spokesperson Angelica Escalona said in a text message to reporters on Thursday,...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said 222 Filipinos who were victims of human trafficking in Myanmar have asked to be repatriated after they were found in scam hub compounds early last week. In a statement on Sunday, Oct. 26, the DFA said that it is now working closely with the Philippine...
Some 118 rescued Filipinos who are victims of human trafficking in scam hubs in Southeast Asia await repatriation, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. According to the DFA, the embassies “are always ready to provide repatriation assistance and are closely coordinating with the...
The Philippine government acted “too little, too late” in evacuating and securing Filipinos from conflict-torn Israel, Iran, and neighboring nations, Vice President Sara Duterte said on Wednesday, June 25. Duterte called out the government for its ill-preparedness to address the impact of the...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) committed on Tuesday, June 24, its air assets for the possible repatriation of distressed overseas Filipinos amid the escalating tension between Israel and Iran. PAF Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Arthur Cordura ordered the fleet’s C-295 and C-130 transport aircraft...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) declared its readiness to assist in the repatriation of overseas Filipinos caught in the worsening conflict between Israel and Iran. AFP spokesperson Colonel Francel Margareth Padilla said the military can provide rescue personnel and assets to ensure the...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega said that they expect more Filipinos to start availing of the government’s repatriation program after it raised crisis alert level 3 in Israel, with the first batch of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) expected to arrive early next...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has officially raised crisis alert level 3 in Israel and Iran, enjoining all Filipinos staying there to return to the Philippines, following the continuous exchange of airstrikes between the two Middle East countries. The announcement was made on Friday...
The Philippine government has called on Filipinos in Israel and Iran to avail of the government’s voluntary repatriation program amid plans to raise crisis alert level 3 in both countries because of the ongoing exchange of missile attacks. During the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing, Department...
Amid the escalation conflict between Israel and Iran, the 21 Philippine government officials who were in a study program in Israel were safely evacuated through neighboring Jordan, the Philippine Embassy in Amman said. In a statement on late Wednesday night, June 18, the embassy said the 21...
There is no need for mandatory repatriation yet for Filipinos amid the conflict between Israel and Iran, President Marcos said. Marcos said they leave it to the families to decide whether or not they would seek evacuation or repatriation. “No, not yet. We generally leave it to each individual,...
