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Good salaries tempt Filipinos to stay in Myanmar despite COVID-19 surge: envoy

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Posted at Jul 22 07:22 PM

Good salaries are keeping Filipinos in military-run Myanmar despite an exponential uptick in coronavirus infections that have swamped hospitals, the Philippine envoy there said on Thursday.  Read more »

No aid requests yet from Pinoys in Malaysia stricken with COVID-19 Delta variant: envoy

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Posted at Jul 22 06:10 PM

The Philippine embassy has yet to receive requests for hospitalization assistance from Filipinos who may be stricken with the Delta COVID-19 variant in Malaysia, an envoy of Manila said on Thursday.    Read more »

Filipino in Thailand dies due to COVID-19 as infections climb: envoy

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Posted at Jul 16 02:40 PM

A Filipino in Thailand has succumbed to COVID-19 as authorities struggle to tackle the country's biggest wave of infections so far, an envoy of Manila said on Friday.  Read more »

5 Pinoys in Indonesia die of COVID-19; 'not more than 50' infected: envoy

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Posted at Jul 05 05:14 PM

About 5 Filipinos have died of COVID-19 in Indonesia, which is battling one of Asia's worst coronavirus outbreaks, an envoy of Manila said on Monday.  Read more »

5,000 Filipinos in Hong Kong lose jobs due to pandemic: community leader

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 08:24 AM

Some 5,000 Filipinos in Hong Kong lost their jobs due to disruptions from the coronavirus pandemic, a community leader said Monday.    Read more »

7,500 OFWs complete coronavirus quarantine

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Posted at May 13 08:25 AM

Some 7,500 migrant workers who went home to the Philippines have completed their 14-day quarantine to watch out for symptoms of the novel coronavirus, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration said Wednesday. Read more »

Filipino musicians drive Hong Kong’s music scene, but gigs have dried up

Mike Ives, The New York Times
Posted at May 08 12:57 PM

Hong Kong’s live music scene, already muffled by months of anti-government protests last year, was all but silenced this winter by the coronavirus outbreak. Some infections were linked to what the government called a “bar and band” cluster in nightclubs. Many of the Filipinos who power the financial hub’s live music scene — singers, guitarists, pianists, drummers and bassists — have been unemployed for months.    Read more »

Parañaque pinadali ang biyahe, quarantine ng mga umuwing OFWs

Fred Cipres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 07 06:51 AM

Ipinag-utos ni Parañaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez ang pagpapadali ng biyahe ng mga umuwing overseas Filipino worker papunta sa mga quarantine site kung saan sila mananatili nang 2 linggo para magbantay sa mga sintomas ng COVID-19.  Read more »

Some OFWs allegedly forced to work as domestic helpers to weather pandemic

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Posted at May 04 10:30 AM

Some manpower agencies are allegedly forcing overseas Filipino workers to serve as domestic workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, a sector advocate said Monday.    Read more »

About 100 Filipinos in virus-hit Italy want to go home: envoy

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Posted at Apr 27 03:25 PM

More or less 100 Filipinos in Italy, among those hardest hit by the novel coronavirus pandemic, expressed desire to join the government's repatriation program, an envoy of Manila said Monday.  Read more »

Hundreds of OFWs await gov't nod to disembark 8 ships in Manila Bay

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Posted at Apr 27 07:56 AM

Hundreds of Filipino seafarers are waiting for government permission to disembark from 8 ships in Manila Bay and undergo quarantine to watch for symptoms of COVID-19, the Philippine Coast Guard said Monday.  Read more »

Dozens of Filipinos in Singapore COVID-19 positive: envoy

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Updated as of Apr 23 03:42 PM

Sixty-nine Filipinos had tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Singapore, as it extended lockdown measures to battle a second wave of contagion, an envoy of Manila said Wendesday. Read more »

300 OFWs all well on COVID-19 quarantine ships: Coast Guard

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Posted at Apr 20 11:04 AM

All 344 repatriated migrant workers are in good condition onboard 2 ships that are serving as quarantine facilities in Manila, the Philippine Coast Guard said Monday.  Read more »

Saudi Arabia extends coronavirus curfew, UAE warns on worker repatriation

Stephen Kalin and Alexander Cornwell, Reuters
Posted at Apr 13 11:18 AM

Saudi Arabia indefinitely extended a curfew due to the coronavirus on Sunday amid a surge of new infections, and the United Arab Emirates warned of possible action against countries refusing to allow migrant workers to be repatriated.  Read more »

Pinoy nurse sa London pumanaw habang naka-quarantine

Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Updated as of Apr 09 09:42 AM

LONDON - Pumanaw ang isang Pilipinong nurse dito habang naka-self quarantine dahil sa mga sintomas ng COVID-19.  Read more »

Philippine-born nurse dies in UK's coronavirus frontline: report

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Updated as of Apr 06 10:56 AM

A 23-year-old nurse born in the Philippines died due to the coronavirus epidemic in the UK, according to a newspaper report.  Read more »

US has world's most confirmed coronavirus cases: trackers

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 27 12:54 PM

The United States now has the highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world, according to data gathered both by Johns Hopkins University and The New York Times. Read more »

Fake cures, risky rumors: Virus misinformation hits home

Katie Forster and Uzair Rizvi, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 26 03:47 PM

From being duped into taking poisonous "cures", to watching businesses crumble and avoiding life-saving medication, people are suffering devastating real-world impacts of a deluge of online virus misinformation.   Read more »

Leading pediatrician, sister of TV host Ruby Rodriguez, succumbs to COVID-19

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Updated as of Mar 26 11:59 AM

Dr. Sally Gatchalian, head of the Philippine Pediatric Society, has passed away after reportedly battling the novel coronavirus, her sister, television host Ruby Rodriguez said Thursday.  Read more »

How the world’s richest country ran out of face masks

Farhad Manjoo, The New York Times
Updated as of Mar 26 10:38 AM

Why is the United States running out of face masks for medical workers? How does the world’s wealthiest country find itself in such a tragic and avoidable mess? And how long will it take to get enough protective gear, if that’s even possible now? Read more »