A Filipina and her three children remained missing and unaccounted for under the rubble of their home that collapsed during a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked southern Turkiye last week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) revealed on Tuesday, Feb. 14. Rescuers search for survivors in a...
The remains of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Wilma Abulad Tezcan, who died in the 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Turkiye, will be brought to the Philippines, the Philippine Embassy in Turkiye said on Saturday, Feb. 11. Rescue workers look for survivors amid the rubble of a building in the rebel-held...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is exerting its efforts to repatriate all Filipinos who crossed borders into various Southeast Asian nations to work as crypto scammers, including the 25-year-old Filipina who posed as a tourist going to Thailand. Ma. Teresita Daza, DFA spokesperson, said...
The remains of Jullebee Rana​r​a, an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who was ​burned and killed​ in Kuwait, will be repatriated on Friday​ night​, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. In a press conference, DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Workers...
More than 7,000 overseas Filipinos from various countries were repatriated by the government this year, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. OFWs at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) Through the government's repatriation program led by the Office of the...
The Department of National Defense (DND) is prepared to repatriate the hundreds of thousands of Filipinos in Taiwan should its tension with China escalate. During the organizational meeting of the Senate Committee on National Defense on Wednesday, DND Officer-In-Charge Jose Faustino said the...
The first batch of Filipinos evacuating from Sri Lanka amid the ongoing economic crisis there has arrived in the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Sunday, July 31. 13 Filipino repatriates from Sri Linka (DFA photo) According to the DFA, 13 distressed Filipinos,...
A command center intended to provide prompt response to overseas Filipinos in times of crisis abroad will be established under the Marcos administration. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. announced that a One Repatriation Command...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has launched a systematic way of assisting Filipinos in distress while working abroad through a help center that will focus on their repatriation. Dubbed as “One Repatriation Center”, DMW Sec. Susan “Toots” Ople said it will serve as a command center...
More than 460,000 overseas Filipinos have been repatriated from various countries since the Philippines started bringing back distressed Filipinos abroad in 2020. (Photo by Jansen Romero / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs Sarah Lou Arriola...
More than 430 Filipinos are now out of war-stricken Ukraine, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. (Photo courtesy of DFA) Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Sarah Lou Arriola disclosed that as of March 29, a total of 434 Filipinos have been taken out of Ukraine. Of this, 394 nationals have...
More than 400 distressed Filipinos in various countries, including war-torn Ukraine, recently returned to the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Consulate General in Macau) A total of 411 Filipinos arrived on separate occasions on March 24...