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The Philippine Embassy in Doha and the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Qatar (POLO-Qatar) officials and the Ministry of Interior (MOI) and the Qatar Charity representatives with the food parcels. (POLO-Qatar photo)

DOHA 27 May 2020 – The Philippine Embassy in Doha and the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Qatar (POLO-Qatar) collaborated with the Qatar authorities in distributing Zakat gifts to the Filipino Community on the occasion of Eidal-Fitr.

The Zakat gifts, which come in the form of 4,000 food parcels, were donated by the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs (MADLSA), the Ministry of Interior (MOI), and Qatar Charity to the Philippine Embassy and POLO-Qatar on 22 May 2020 at Migrant Filipino Workers and Other Filipinos Resource Center (MWOFRC), for onward distribution to overseas Filipinos adversely affected by work disruptions caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic.

The Philippine Embassy and POLO-Qatar officials expressed gratitude for the gesture of the Qatari government.

The MADLSA, the MOI, and the Qatar Charity also directly coordinated with Filipino community organizations and gave them another 5,000 food parcels to be distributed to the Filipinos.

Since the start of the Philippine Embassy and POLO-Qatar’s food assistance program in April 2020, some 9,000 requests have been registered, of which 7,000 individuals have already benefitted–including from donations by Qatar. END

 

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Filipino repatriates patiently queue up at the check-in counters at Hamad International Airport then to boarding the plane that would bring them to Manila.  (Doha PE photo)

DOHA 22 May 2020 — The Philippine Embassy in Doha repatriated a total of 278 overseas Filipinos, including an infant, via a chartered Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight on 20 May 2020.

The chartered flight included 28 female wards who have sought temporary shelter at the Embassy/Philippine Overseas Labor Office’s (POLO) Migrant Workers and other Overseas Filipinos Resource Center (MWOFRC) prior to their repatriation.

The repatriates, who were assisted by Embassy and POLO officials and personnel at the airport, arrived individually and in groups, with some of whom went to the airport as early as six hours in advance.

The mounting of the chartered flight, despite Qatar’s inbound travel restrictions, was a result of the close coordination between the Embassy/POLO and relevant authorities in Qatar, such as the Supreme Committee for Crisis Management, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs, the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority, the Hamad International Airport, and Qatar Airways.

The chartered flight would not have been made possible without the invaluable support from the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines and other entities, including PAL.

The Embassy and POLO stand ready to provide appropriate assistance to those who wish to be repatriated. END

PAL officials and cabin crew welcome Filipino repatriates as they board the plane (PAL-Qatar Office photo)

For more information, visit https://www.dohape.dfa.gov.ph or https://www.facebook.com/PHinQatar/.

PASAY CITY 17 April 2020 - The week is about to end but the job is not yet over. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) welcomes today the arrival of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from Mozambique and Qatar at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

Among the arrivals were OFWs belonging to Toa Corporation, Penta Ocean Construction, and Gulf Turbo Services. This repatriation was facilitated by the DFA-Office of Migrant Workers' Affairs, in coordination with the Philippine Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, as well as the Philippine Embassy in Doha, Qatar.

Several government agencies were represented by the tireless public servants who received our OFWs, namely the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), Department of Health (DOH), Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ), Department of Transportation (DoTr), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA).

The repatriates underwent the appropriate airport medical protocols and checks conducted by the DOH-BOQ. END

(Photo by DFA-OUMWA)

First Secretary and Philippine Consul General to Doha Roussel R. Reyes (left) hands over to Qatar Charity Director Khalid Abdulla Alyafei (right) the Embassy’s letter of appreciation. (Doha PE photo)

DOHA 17 April 2020 – The Philippine Embassy in Doha thanked Qatar Charity for donating 300 food parcels of assorted items for distribution to the Filipino community on 13 April 2020.

In a simple ceremony held at the Embassy, First Secretary and Philippine Consul General to Doha Roussel R. Reyes expressed appreciation and conveyed the gratitude of the Filipino community to Qatar Charity, which was represented by Director Khalid Abdulla Alyafei.

Consul General Reyes informed Mr. Alyafei that the donation has benefitted 912 individuals from the Filipino community, all of whom expressed their sincere gratitude to the organization for coming to their aid especially during these most difficult times.

During the ceremony, both officials expressed keenness to collaborate on other projects in the future.

In closing, Consul General Reyes handed over to Director Alyafei a formal letter of appreciation of the Embassy. END

First Secretary and Philippine Consul General to Doha Roussel R. Reyes (rightmost with Qatar Director Khalid Abdulla Alyafei (center) and an Embassy official (leftmost). (Doha PE photo)

For more information, visit https://www.dohape.dfa.gov.ph  or https://www.facebook.com/PHinQatar/.

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