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OWWA pays P1.2B to quarantine hotels, other providers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 12:05 PM

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has paid P1.2 billion to quarantine hotels and other providers who have assisted returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

66 OFWs sa Taiwan, nagpositibo sa COVID-19 

Marie Yang | TFC News Taiwan 
Posted at Jan 29 04:26 PM

66 OFWs sa Taiwan, nagpositibo sa COVID-19 at kasalukuyang sumasailalim sa quarantine.  Read more »

Portugal under a 'state of calamity' until March: PH envoy

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 08:30 AM

Portugal has been placed under a state of calamity until March next year following the detection of the omicron variant, the Philippines' ambassador to Lisbon said Monday. Read more »

Filipinos from red list countries may opt for repatriation— official

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Posted at Dec 04 10:54 AM

Filipinos coming from the Red List countries may still come home to the Philippines but through repatriation flights, the Bureau of Immigration said. Read more »

COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad rise to 23,860

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 11:51 PM

MANILA - The number of Filipinos abroad who have contracted COVID-19 rose to 23,860 as 43 new cases were recorded from the previous week. Read more »

COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad rise to 23,817

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Posted at Nov 02 10:19 PM

The number of Filipinos abroad who have contracted COVID-19 rose to 23,817 as 248 new cases were recorded from the previous week. Read more »

COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad rise to 23,569

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Posted at Oct 25 09:50 PM

MANILA - The number of Filipinos abroad who have contracted COVID-19 rose to 23,569 as 101 new cases were recorded from the previous week, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday. Read more »

79 more Filipinos return home from Vietnam

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 20 08:38 PM

Seventy-nine more 'distressed' Filipinos, including 14 minors, returned home from Vietnam on Wednesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. Read more »

91 Filipinos repatriated from Bahrain arrive in Manila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 05:39 PM

Ninety-one Filipinos repatriated from Bahrain arrived in the country on Thursday afternoon, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. Read more »

COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad rise to 23,277

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 11:41 PM

The number of Filipinos abroad who have contracted COVID-19 rose to 23,277 as 121 new cases were recorded from the previous week. Read more »

More than 700,000 OFWs repatriated amid COVID pandemic

Zandro Ochona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 06:54 PM

Continuing repatriation of other OFWs is ongoing. Read more »

COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad rise to 23,156

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 09:30 PM

MANILA - The number of Filipinos abroad who have contracted COVID-19 rose to 23,156 as 41 new cases were recorded from the previous week, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday. Read more »

COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad rise to 23,115

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Posted at Sep 13 10:44 PM

The number of Filipinos abroad who have contracted COVID-19 rose to 23,115. Read more »

COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad rise to 22,713

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Posted at Aug 23 10:47 PM

MANILA - The number of Filipinos abroad who have contracted COVID-19 rose to 22,713 as 946 new cases were recorded from the previous week, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday. Read more »

COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad rise to 21,767

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 16 10:10 PM

MANILA - The number of Filipinos abroad who have contracted COVID-19 rose to 21,767 as 36 new cases were recorded from the previous week, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday. Read more »

COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad rise to 21,731

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 09 10:45 PM

MANILA - The number of Filipinos abroad who have contracted COVID-19 rose to 21,731 as 90 new cases were recorded from the previous week, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday. Read more »

DFA to repatriate over 7,000 stranded OFWs

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 09 07:45 PM

Those with medical issues, with children, and in the latter stages of pregnancy are prioritized. Read more »

Total COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad rise to 21,641 with 503 new cases

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Posted at Aug 03 01:34 AM

MANILA - The number of Filipinos abroad who have contracted COVID-19 rose to 21,641 as 503 new cases were recorded from the previous week, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday. Read more »

Total COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad rise to 21,133 with 79 new cases

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Posted at Jul 27 12:45 AM

MANILA - The number of Filipinos abroad who have contracted COVID-19 rose to 21,133 as 79 new cases were recorded Monday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. Read more »

DFA reports 147 new COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 19 09:48 PM

MANILA - The number of Filipinos abroad who have contracted COVID-19 rose to 21,090 as 147 new cases were recorded Monday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. Read more »