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The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday reported 48 new COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) cases, six new fatalities, and 55 new recoveries among overseas Filipinos. This latest tally brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 infections among Filipinos abroad to 13,591. Of this tot
The Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday logged 42 new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among Filipinos abroad, bringing the total tally to 13,540.
Labor Attaché (Labatt) Nasser Mustafa (Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Riyadh) This came after an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) couple filed a complaint against Mustafa last year before the Philippine Embassy for acts of lasciviousness and sexual harassment that reportedly occurred in the morning of Feb. 13, 2020 inside the labor attache’s office in Riyadh when she was following up some job orders on behalf of her sponsor. On Oct. 14, the couple directed the Philippine Embassy to seek assistance after sensing that their jobs were already at stake due to the alleged pressure being empl...
MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO In its latest tally, the DFA recorded 45 new cases in Asia and the Pacific and the Middle East and Africa and 13 new recoveries. The increase is due to late reports received from one territory in the Asia Pacific region. No new fatality was recorded among Filipinos abroad. To date, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases involving Filipino nationals abroad is now 12,622. Of the said total, 3,634 are under treatment, 8,126 have recovered and 862 died due to COVID-19 infections. The DFA maintained that Foreign Service Posts remain steadfast in partnering with loc...
MANILA: More than 300,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have been repatriated by the government in the past 10 months, with plans to facilitate the return of thousands more who have been impacted by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in their host countries, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday. The DFA statement added that 13,537 OFWs had been brought home last week, the highest weekly total since repatriation efforts began in February. “This is the biggest repatriation effort in the history of the DFA and of the Philippines,” Sarah Lou Arriola, DFA undersec...