The Philippine Embassy in Israel is planning to repatriate Filipinos there by land or sea since the airspace of Israel and Jordan are currently closed due to the ongoing conflict in the region with Iran, Philippine Ambassador in Tel Aviv Aileen Mendiola-Rau said. In an interview with GMA News on...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is urging undocumented overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Saudi Arabia, particularly domestic workers tagged as “runaways” or “huroob,” to avail themselves of a six-month amnesty that allows them to legalize their status or return home without...
Ten more Filipinos were repatriated from Cambodia on Sunday, April 20, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Ten Filipino repatriates arrive in Manila on April 20, 2025 from Oddar Meanchey Province in Cambodia. (Photo courtesy of DFA) The DFA said the Filipinos came from Oddar Meanchey...
Twenty-six Filipinos were repatriated from Oddar Meanchey Province in Cambodia on Wednesday, April 16, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Repatriated Filipinos arrive in the Philippines from Oddar Meanchey Province, Cambodia on April 16, 2025. (Photo courtesy of DFA) Although the DFA did not...
Malacañang has assured the public that it is ready to repatriate the about 250,000 Filipinos in Taiwan should tensions between China and the self-ruled island escalate. Pexels Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief General Romeo...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday, March 31, said that Filipinos in Myanmar may request for repatriation after the massive 7.7-magnitude earthquake that rocked neighbors Myanmar and Thailand. A local man drives a motorcycle past damaged buildings in the aftermath of an earthquake in...
DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac tallks with two of the 176 Filipinos who were rescued from various online scamming hubs in Myanmar after their arrival at th NAIA Terminal 1 on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (photo: DMW) A total of 176 Filipino victims of human trafficking arrived on Wednesday,...
Government officials led by DMW Undersecretary Bernard Olalia and DFA Undersecretary Eduardo De Vega, meet with 30 Filipino human trafficking victims as soon as they arrived at the NAIA Terminal 1 on Tuesday, March 25. (photo: DMW) The Philippine government has repatriated 30 Filipinos who...
At least 131 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are expected to arrive this week as part of the ongoing repatriation program for migrant workers who want to go home to escape the armed conflict in Lebanon, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said on Monday, Feb. 10. Based on the repatriation...
Carrying out a "symbolic partial repatriation" of illegal Filipino residents in the United States, replicating the move of the Indian government, might preemptively appease the looming immigration issues Filipinos might face under the Trump administration. Manila Bulletin File Photo Asian Center of...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Thursday, Jan. 16, that it is working together with the Philippine Embassy in Vienna to repatriate the remains of Marvil Facturan Kocjančič, a Filipina who was allegedly stabbed to death by her Slovenian husband. (Mitja Kocjančič and Marvil...
Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina who was on death row inmate in Indonesia, is expected to return to the Philippines within this week as Manila and Jakarta signed the transfer agreement regarding her case. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega made the announcement...
