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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Friday that some of its consular offices will resume operations starting May 4 while enforcing strict safety and health measures. Normal operations of consular offices in…
MANILA, Philippines — Two hundred thirty-three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Indonesia, Kenya and Singapore arrived in the Philippines Sunday night, bringing the total of OFWs repatriated amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic to 16,911. In…
MANILA, Philippines — Senators are seeking the “immediate resignation” of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III over his performance in handing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis gripping the country. Fourteen senators filed Senate Resolution 362 on Thursday which…
MANILA, Philippines —The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has so far infected 32 Filipinos in Singapore, with 26 of them still under medical care, the Philippine Embassy in the Southeast Asian city-state said. In an update on its…
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ top diplomat to Lebanon has succumbed to complications from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. In a statement, the DFA said Philippine Ambassador to Lebanon Bernardita…
MANILA, Philippines — An official from the the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Schools Division in Mandaluyong City has tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the department has confirmed. DepEd said the official graced some events…
MANILA, Philippines — At least two Filipinos overseas recently succumbed to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported. DFA figures showed that the two deaths were recorded in the Asia Pacific Region…
MANILA, Philippines — “It’s not the virus that will kill us, it’s the red tape and the lack of sense of urgency.” Senator Sherwin Gatchalian pointed this out on Wednesday as he lamented what he said was…
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel’s wife, Kathryna, who was scheduled to give birth Wednesday morning, is currently under isolation and the delivery of their first daughter was put on hold. Pimentel said the delivery of…
MANILA, Philippines — Another Filipino in Singapore has tested positive for the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Singapore’s Ministry of Health said. In an update posted on its website over the weekend, the Ministry of Health said…
MANILA, Philippines — Nearly 600 individuals who came in contact with the three Chinese who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the Philippines have been identified, with over 30 under investigation for possible infection, the…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed that another overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Hong Kong had been quarantined after her employer tested positive for the novel coronavirus (2019 nCoV). “The Philippine Consulate General…
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