PH Embassy in Seoul Assists 143 Filipinos with Special Flight to Manila

Philippine Embassy in Seoul Third Secretary and Vice Consul Lyza Maria Viejo (third from left), Assistance-To-Nationals (ATN) Officer Fatima Tabio (second from right), and Protocol Officer Denni Carlo Marnilego (third from right) with departing Overseas Filipinos via the Asiana Airlines flight OZ 703. (Seoul PE photo)

SEOUL 07 August 2020 – As part of its continuing effort to assist Overseas Filipinos (OFs) in South Korea, the Philippine Embassy in Seoul arranged another special passenger flight from Incheon to Manila via Asiana Airlines OZ 703 on 05 August 2020. A total of 143 land-based and sea-based Overseas Filipino Workers joined the special flight.

To date, the Embassy and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) have arranged a total of eight special passenger flights and facilitated the return of 1,412 stranded Overseas Filipinos, with the support of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), and the Manila International Airport Authorities (MIAA).

Before the flight’s departure, the Embassy officials met with the Overseas Filipinos at Incheon Airport and walked them through the necessary preparations for the health protocols they will undergo upon arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). As in the past, the Embassy also distributed vitamins and face masks to all departing passengers, courtesy of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO-OWWA Korea).

The Overseas Filipinos expressed their appreciation to the Philippine Embassy in Seoul and the Philippine Government for facilitating their return to the Philippines. END

Third Secretary and Vice Consul Lyza Maria Viejo delivers the message of Philippine Embassy in Seoul Chargé d’Affaires Christian L. de Jesus to the departing Overseas Filipinos during the briefing on health protocols that passengers will undergo upon arrival at NAIA. (Seoul PE photo)

Philippine Embassy in Seoul Third Secretary and Vice Consul Lyza Maria Viejo, Assistance-To-Nationals (ATN) Officer Fatima Tabio, and Protocol Officer Denni Carlo Marnilego pose with the 143 Overseas Filipinos departing on the special Asiana Airline flight OZ 703. (Seoul PE photo)

For more information, visit https://www.seoulpe.dfa.gov.ph, https://www.philembassy-seoul.com, or https://www.facebook.com/PHinKorea/