The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has disclosed that the Philippines attempted to make two evacuation flights for the remaining Filipinos in Afghanistan Wednesday night but were unsuccessful due to the cancellation of all commercial flights in Kabul. In a status update on Thursday, the DFA...
The Philippine Embassy in Islamabad has already advised the remaining Filipinos in Kabul to be ready to move “when the opportune time to leave arises” while coordination for a flight out of Afghanistan is being arranged, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Thursday. Scene at the Kabul...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday said it is working to secure the safe passage of Filipinos and making other forms of coordination as needed to overcome challenges posed by the “uncertain situation” following the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban. In a statement, the...
A total of 35 Filipinos from Afghanistan arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport through a chartered plane from Doha, Qatar, the Department of Foreign Affairs said in a statement Tuesday. Photo shows the arrival of distressed overseas Filipino at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport...
A Manila-based migration consultant on Tuesday thanked the United States for bringing to safety the 32 Filipinos who were airlifted out of Kabul in the middle of chaos just as the Taliban took control of the Afghan capital. Scene at the Kabul airport on August 16, 2021, after a stunningly swift end...
With efforts to extricate the remaining Filipinos now underway in Kabul hours after the capitol falls to the Taliban, the Philippines is preparing to shut down future deployment of OFWs and prevent possible trafficking of workers to Afghanistan. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. made...
GREENVILLE, United States -- Evacuation orders were widened Thursday as California's biggest wildfire raged through the state's tinder-dry landscape, laying waste to hundreds of square miles (kilometers). Molten metal flows away from a burned Hummer vehicle in a decimated downtown Greenville,...
More than 10,000 individuals or over 2,600 families displaced by southwest monsoon rains enhanced by typhoon “Fabian remained in evacuation centers, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Sunday, August 1. (DSWD-DROMIC Facebook page) The DSWD’s Disaster Response...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported Monday, July 26, that more than 44,000 individuals or more than 11,500 families are currently taking temporary shelter in evacuation centers after southwest monsoon rains enhanced by typhoon “Fabian” caused flooding in many parts...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Sunday, July 25 called on the government to bring its COVID-19 vaccination drive to people in temporary shelters to make sure these evacuation sites would not become potential "super spreader" events. Evacuation centers, Villanueva pointed out, are "closed, confined, and...
More families in the city of Manila have been evacuated after continuous heavy rains flooded many areas in the city on Saturday (July 24). (Manila Public Information Office photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The total number of families that have been evacuated climbed to 526 families, based on the data of...
It’s the accomplishment of 6.5 million Filipino workers TRAVERSING CAGAYAN RIVER Pigalo Bridge in Angadanan, Isabela (Wilzon Valdez for DPWH) Build, Build, Build has been the target of fake news, trolls, and critics. They have tried to redefine it far from its scope — and in their “proud,...
