Malacañang welcomed the result of a recent survey showing that the number of Filipinos who experienced hunger declined but said that more should be done to address hunger and poverty. Acting Presidential Spokesman and Communications Secretary Martin Andanar. (Malacañang photo) Communications...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said at least 65 million individuals in the Philippines have already completed their primary vaccination series against Covid-19. "Sa...
Unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since the start of the pandemic despite stricter quarantine restrictions amid Omicron surge in January, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed on Friday, March 18. The number of jobless Filipinos stood at 2.93 million in the first month...
More than 300 Filipinos from Ukraine have returned to the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. HOME, FINALLY-- Nineteen seafarers from Ukraine arrive in the country on March 16, bringing the total repatriates from the war-stricken country to 329. (Photo courtesy of the DFA) A...
More Filipinos are now out of war-stricken Ukraine, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday, March 15. (Photo courtesy of DFA) As of Tuesday 4 p.m., a total of 370 Filipinos in Ukraine have either returned to the Philippines or are currently awaiting repatriation in nearby safe...
The Department of National Defense (DND) is coordinating with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in case the government needs the military’s help in the repatriation of overseas Filipinos in Ukraine and North Korea. Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (File photo)...
More than 300 Filipinos in Ukraine are now out of danger, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday, March 11. (Photo courtesy of DFA) Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Sarah Lou Arriola disclosed that a total of 309 Filipinos were already taken out of Ukraine as of Friday. Of this, 150...
More than 250 Filipinos in Ukraine are now out of danger, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday afternoon, March 10. Filipinos from Ukraine to arrive in Manila on Tuesday night, March 1, 2022. (Photo courtesy of the DFA) A total of 259 Filipinos have been taken out of Ukraine, DFA...
Well-paying jobs have been preventing some Filipinos in Ukraine from leaving the war-stricken country, a foreign affairs official said Wednesday, March 9. PH Ambassador to Warsaw Leah M. Basinang-Ruiz and officials from the Philippine Embassy in Warsaw welcome Filipino evacuees as they arrive in...
Close to 200 Filipinos have been taken out of Ukraine amid the ongoing war between that country and Russia, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday, March 8. Filipinos from Ukraine to arrive in Manila on Tuesday night, March 1, 2022. (Photo courtesy of the DFA) Foreign Affairs...
Mandatory evacuation of all Filipinos in Ukraine has been enforced by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) due to the "rapidly deteriorating security situation" in the war-stricken country. Filipinos from Ukraine to arrive in Manila on Tuesday night, March 1, 2022. (Photo courtesy of the DFA)...
(Photo courtesy: SWS) Forty percent of adult Filipinos believed that their lives "got worse off in the past 12 months," latest survey results of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed. Based on the survey conducted on Dec. 12 to 16, 2021, 40 percent of the respondents said "their quality-of-life...
