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The Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday reported 102 new COVID-19 cases and 9 new recoveries among Filipinos abroad. Department of Foreign Affairs tally of COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos (DFA) In a report, the DFA attributed the huge spike in an increase reported cases in one
Published May 15, 2021, 4:37 PM Despite closed borders and the lack of commercial flights available, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday night brought home 155 distressed overseas Filipinos from China, bringing the total number of Filipinos the agency has brought home from around the world since the pandemic started to 400,958. The Department of Foreign Affairs repatriates 155 overseas Filipinos from China (DFA photo) The agency’s repatriation program is funded by its assistance-to-nationals (ATN) budget. “Most of the recent arrivals were assisted with their overstaying fees...
By LESLIE ANN G. AQUINO & JHON ALDRIN CASINAS ON THE JAB COVID-19 vaccination of senior citizens residing in Barangay San Antonio and Barangay Ugong, Pasig at The Medical City (TMC) Ortigas (Photo by Kevin Tristan Espiritu) The Philippines, which started its vaccination in March, has ranked third among Southeast Asian countries in terms of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) doses administered, as of April 14,2021. According to the Department of Health (DOH), based on Bloomberg and reports from Foreign Service Posts, Indonesia ranks first with 15,811,449, followed by Singapore with 1,667,522, and...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) (MANILA BULLETIN) Seven overseas Filipinos have recovered, according to the latest DFA bulletin. This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases involving overseas Filipinos to 16,569. Of this number, 10,065 have so far recovered, 5,446 are undergoing treatment, and 1,058 succumbed to the disease. The total number of countries and territories with confirmed cases among Filipinos abroad has increased to 91 following new reports received from a country in Asia and the Pacific. Among all the geographical regions, the Middle East and Africa cont...
(AFP / FILE PHOTO) One fatality was recorded in the tally. This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases and recoveries among our nationals abroad to 15,928 and 9,645, respectively. Of the total, 5,239 are undergoing treatment while 1,044 individuals have died since the outbreak of the pandemic in February last year. The Middle East and Africa remain as the region with the most number in all categories, namely, total cases (8,881); recoveries (4756); under treatment (3,453), and deaths (672). “The DFA, together with its Foreign Service Posts, remains fully committed to monitoring and ass...