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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/.

Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Migrants Workers’ Affairs Sarah Lou Y. Arriola greets the wards during a visit at the Center on 15 December 2019 (Doha PE photo)

QATAR 02 January 2020 — Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Migrants Workers’ Affairs Sarah Lou Y. Arriola visited 205 female wards at the Embassy’s Migrant Workers and Other Filipinos Resource Center on 15 December 2019.

During her visit, Undersecretary Arriola conveyed the warm wishes of the President to the wards for the Holiday Season and renewed the assurances of the President that the government does not forget them and that the welfare of overseas Filipinos remains front and center under his watch.

Undersecretary Arriola handed out modest cash assistance to the wards much to their delight.  Adding to their excitement was the announcement that they will also receive in-kind presents from the President in the coming days.

Undersecretary Arriola visited Doha on 15-16 December 2019 as her first leg in a two-week regional visit to various Foreign Service Posts in the Middle East and Africa to personally assess the situation of overseas Filipinos and to meet with her counterparts in the Host Countries. END

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

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