The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Saturday, July 3, that 99 overseas Filipinos have contracted coronavirus disease (COVID-19), bringing the total number of positive cases to 20,881. (Department of Foreign Affairs/Facebook) The DFA also reported 88 new recoveries or those who have been...
The Philippine government has successfully repatriated the last batch of overseas Filipinos who were victims of trafficking in persons and illegal recruitment from Syria. The last batch of Filipino survivors of trafficking and illegal recruitment from Syria shortly before their departure in...
In celebration of Migrant Worker's Day, BDO Unibank’s remittance service brand BDO Remit recently donated hygiene kits to the community pantry set up by Philippine Overseas Employment Administration's (POEA). “AS COVID-19 continues to adversely impact the lives of millions of Filipinos here and...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will begin the overseas internet voting test runs next month. Comelec/MB "The test runs, which come at no cost to the Commission, will begin in July. This exploratory test use of a mobile app for overseas voters is groundbreaking, and the results will have a...
President Duterte said the government would utilize the unused funds under Bayanihan laws to pay for the expenses of returning Filipinos from abroad while they are in quarantine. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his public address on June 21, 2021. (Malacañang photo) During his prerecorded...
The government has facilitated the repatriation of more than 300 distressed Filipinos from Saudi Arabia amid the adverse impact of the raging pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) According to the Palace, the latest batch of 347 repatriates will each be given P10,000 in cash...
The number of overseas Filipinos who have contracted coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rose to 20,424 on Saturday, June 19, as two new cases were recorded, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. The DFA also reported three new recoveries and no new fatality among Filipinos abroad. With no new...
DAVAO CITY - The Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Parliament approved on Thursday the Overseas Bangsamoro Workers Act of 2020. In a statement, Member of the Parliament and Labor Minister Romeo Sema, the principal author of the bill, said the passage of the Overseas Bangsamoro Workers Act of...
Groups representing overseas Filipino workers on Thursday, June 17 are united in asking government to lift stringent rules for arriving OFWs in the country even as they batted for the application of the Cebu airport public health and safety protocol for balikbayans and OFWs arrivals. This developed...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday received reports of 18 new deaths and 174 new cases due to COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) among Filipinos abroad. Eight other overseas Filipinos have recovered, according to the latest tally released by the DFA. This brings the total number of...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. commended Filipinos abroad, assuring them of the Department of Foreign Affairs's (DFA's) quality service as the country commemorated the 123rd Independence Day on Saturday. DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. (DFA) In a video message, Locsin commended...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said there should be an international agreement to have a standard certificate so it will not be difficult for countries to authenticate coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination cards. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Roque made...
