DFA Repatriates 232 Filipinos from Thailand to PH

BANGKOK 06 July 2010 — The Philippine Government, through the Philippine Embassy in Thailand, facilitated the return of 232 Filipinos back to the Philippines on 06 July 2020 through its partnership with Filipino community leaders and Philippine Airlines. With these repatriates, who included an infant, several young children, and four senior citizens, the number of Filipinos brought home from Thailand now totals 966.

This latest repatriation would not have been possible without the support of Thai-Filipino entrepreneur, hotelier and Filipino community civic leader Zenaida Vannaying of Bangkok Vista Holiday Co. Ltd., other Filipino community leaders and organizations, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs, and the Royal Thai Government.

With the COVID-19 pandemic leading to abrupt cancellations of scheduled commercial flights, many overseas Filipinos are relying on chartered repatriation flights to bring them home to their loved ones. Three Philippine Government chartered repatriation flights were organized by the Philippine Embassy in April, May and June, while Thai and Philippine government permits and clearances for two special flights, which include this latest flight, have been secured to give Filipinos in Thailand more flight options and certainty against cancellations.

The Philippine Government is committed to continue organizing or facilitating repatriation flights to reunite overseas Filipinos with their families back home during this difficult time. END

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