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After getting sidetracked by storm, BRP Davao Del Sur finally homebound

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 12:58 AM

The Philippines' BRP Davao Del Sur is finally homebound after it was forced to go back to India due to a storm. Read more »

'Finally free': Homebound Filipinos cheer end to quarantine ordeal

Reuters
Posted at May 27 01:22 AM

Hundreds of repatriated Filipino workers made their way to bus and airport terminals on Tuesday to return to families, the first among around 24,000 nationals stuck for weeks in the capital's quarantine facilities, hotels and aboard cruise ships. Read more »

Ilang stranded na OFW, pinagpasa-pasahan umano bago dalhin sa maduming lodging house

Jennifer Garcia Hernandez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 27 01:52 AM

Hindi naman daw sila naghahanap ng VIP treatment. Hiling lang umano nila na sana may koordinasiyon ang mga ahensya ng gobyerno. Read more »

Mga na-stranded na Pinoy sa Cayman Islands at London, nakabalik na sa Pilipinas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 26 01:49 AM

Nasa 295 Filipino mula Cayman Islands at London ang nakabalik na sa bansa ngayong Lunes, ayon sa Department of Foreign Affairs. Read more »

72 OFWs nakabalik na sa Zamboanga City

RJ Rosalado, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 10:18 PM

Dumating na sa paliparan ng Zamboanga City nitong Lunes ng hapon, ang 72 na overseas Filipino workers sakay ng isang eroplano mula Metro Manila, na bahagi ng mga sweeper flight ng pamahalaan.   Read more »

Duque's leadership still needed in COVID-19 fight: task force adviser

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 12:05 AM

The special adviser of the Philippines' COVID-19 task force remains confident in the leadership of embattled Health Secretary Francisco Duque III. Read more »

43,000 overseas Filipinos are coming home: Labor chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 07:45 AM

Some 43,000 more overseas Filipino workers are expected to come home between May and June as the coronavirus pandemic slashed jobs all over the world, the Department of Labor and Employment said Wednesday. Read more »

40 Filipinos in Libya want to return home as virus, conflict strike: envoy

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 18 01:31 PM

Some 40 Filipinos in Libya have requested the Philippine government to bring them home due to the COVID-19 pandemic and conflict, an envoy said Monday.   Read more »

US repatriates over 600 citizens in PH amid coronavirus pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 04:45 PM

Over 600 American citizens fled the country Saturday amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to the statement of US Embassy in Manila this Sunday. Read more »

DFA assures OFWs of aid as it adjusts repatriation efforts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 02:58 PM

MANILA - The Department of Foreign Affairs said Sunday it was adjusting its repatriation efforts of Filipino workers due to the COVID-19 pandemic, following the government's week-long suspension of inbound commercial flights in the country. Read more »

Inbound commercial flights sa 9 paliparan suspendido nang isang linggo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 03 05:45 PM

Suspendido nang isang linggo ang lahat ng inbound commercial flights sa 9 na paliparan sa bansa simula Linggo matapos hilingin ng task force na binuo ng gobyerno para tugunan ang krisis sa coronavirus disease. Read more »

515 more Filipino migrant workers return to PH amid COVID-19 pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 08:22 PM

More than 500 more Filipinos working abroad returned to the Philippines on Tuesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs, joining thousands of other OFWs who were repatriated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

82 Pilipino sa Italya lumipad pauwi sa ilalim ng emergency repatriation dahil sa COVID-19

Maricel Burgonio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 02:26 PM

TORINO, Italy - Isinagawa ang emergency repatriation ng 82 Pilipino Martes ng gabi sa Malpensa International Airport pabalik ng Maynila sa gitna ng krisis na dulot ng coronovirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more »

Emergency repatriation ng 82 Pilipino sa Italya, isinagawa

Maricel Burgonio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 06:36 AM

Torino, Italy - Isinagawa ang emergency repatriation ng 82 Pilipino noong Martes papuntang Manila mula sa Malpensa International Airport sa gitna ng krisis na dulot ng coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.  Read more »

302 more OFWs from 5 countries fly back to PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 09:09 PM

MANILA - The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday that 302 more Filipino migrant workers from 5 countries returned to the Philippines on Monday after applying for repatriation.   Read more »

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

ABS-CBN News
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

ABS-CBN News
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 »

More than 600 Filipino seafarers arrive from UK; total repatriated OFWs top 20,000

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 25 08:06 PM

The DFA said that 610 Filipino seafarers onboard the MV Queen Mary 2 flew on 2 chartered flights from London and arrived at NAIA. Read more »

Emergency repatriation ng Pinoy sa Italy, nakakasa sa Abril 28

Maricel Burgonio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 25 09:40 AM

TORINO, Italy - Nakatakda na ang emergency repatriation ng ilang Pilipino sa Italya na nagpahayag ng kanilang interes na umuwi sa Pilipinas sa gitna ng coronavirus pandemic, ayon sa Philippine Consulate General (PCG) Milan. Read more »

DFA brings home 574 OFWs from France, Saudi Arabia

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 02:00 PM

MANILA - A total of 574 land- and sea-based overseas Filipino workers arrived in Manila on Tuesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. Read more »