More Filipinos are now out of war-stricken Ukraine, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday, March 15.
(Photo courtesy of DFA) As of Tuesday 4 p.m., a total of 370 Filipinos in Ukraine have either returned to the Philippines or are currently awaiting repatriation in nearby safe bord
HOME. Seafarers of MV Bolten Ithaki, MV Ithaca Prospect, MV Polar Star, and MV Riva Wind arrive in the Philippines on March 14, 2022.The latest arrival brings the total number of seafarers repatriated from Ukraine since February 27 to 247 seafarers.(Photo courtesy of DFA) MANILA - The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has welcomed 54 seafarers who arrived on Monday, the biggest group to come home so far since the start of evacuation and repatriation from war-torn Ukraine. In a news release issued Tuesday, the DFA said the group consisted of 14 seafarers of MV Bolten Ithaki, seven seafarers of MV Ithaca Prospect, 12 seafarers of MV Polar Star, and 21 seafarers of MV Riva Wind. The DFA, the Philippine Embassy in Budapest headed by Ambassador Frank Cimafranca and Philippine Honorary Consul Victor Gaina of Chisinau, Moldova, have been monitoring 23 ships that are manned by Filipinos in affected areas. Two of these, including the Yasa Jupiter and MV Namura Queen, were both hit by shelling
HOME. The 21 Filipino seafarers who were extracted from Ukraine, as reported by the Department of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday (March 8, 2022). The latest arrival brings to at least 63those who havereturnedhome. (Photo courtesy of DFA) MANILA - The 21 Filipino seafarers who were extracted from war-torn Ukraine have arrived in the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported Tuesday. "DFA welcomes the arrival of the 21 stranded seafarers of the vessel MV S Breeze. They crossed from Ukraine to Moldova through the assistance of Honorary Consul (Victor) Gaina," Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Sarah Lou Arriola wrote on Twitter. The M/V S-Breeze, a bulk carrier, had been on drydock for repairs at the Ilyichevsk Ship Yard in Port of Odessa, Ukraine when Russia invaded the European nation in February. Its all-Filipino crew members were extracted from Odessa to Moldova with the help of Gaina, in coordination with the Philippine Embassy in Budapest. Their arrival brings
HOME. The 21 Filipino seafarers who were extracted from Ukraine. The latest arrival brings to at least 56 the number of people the DFA has sent back home to the Philippines. (Photo courtesy of DFA) MANILA - The 21 Filipino seafarers who were extracted from war-torn Ukraine have arrived in the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported Tuesday. "DFA welcomes the arrival of the 21 stranded seafarers of the vessel MV S Breeze. They crossed from Ukraine to Moldova through the assistance of Honorary Consul (Victor) Gaina," Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Sarah Lou Arriola wrote on Twitter. The M/V S-Breeze, a bulk carrier, had been on drydock for repairs at the Ilyichevsk Ship Yard in Port of Odessa, Ukraine when Russia invaded the European nation in February. Its all-Filipino crew members were extracted from Odessa to Moldova with the help of Gaina, in coordination with the Philippine Embassy in Budapest. The latest arrival brings to at least 56 the number of pe
GOING HOME. The 25 Filipinos evacuated from Ukraine to Moldova head to Romania for their eventual repatriation to the Philippines. The group is expected to depart Bucharest on Sunday for Dubai, where they will fly homebound via a Philippine Airlines flight. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Embassy in Budapest) MANILA - A total of 25 Filipinos extracted from war-torn Ukraine to Moldova are now waiting to be repatriated home, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported Thursday night. The 25 left Moldova for Bucharest, Romania through the assistance of the Philippine Embassy in Hungary and Honorary Consul in Chisinau Victor Gaina. Of this number, 21 are crew members of bulk carrier MV S-Breeze that had been on drydock in the port of Odessa, Ukraine since January 27, 2022. The DFA said the Filipinos would depart Romania on Sunday for Dubai, where they will fly home via a Philippine Airlines flight. The group is expected to arrive in Manila by Tuesday. In a virtual forum, Philippine Amba