Philippine Embassy in Bahrain Repatriates 58 Overseas Filipinos

Overseas Filipino repatriates line up in Bahrain International Airport. (Manama PE photo)

MANAMA, 02 November 2021 – The Philippine Embassy in Bahrain successfully repatriated 58 overseas Filipinos (OFs) via Gulf Air’s direct commercial flight on 28 October 2021. The repatriates arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila on 29 October 2021. The repatriates included detainees, overstaying OFs, wards at the Embassy Shelter, and two OFs with medical conditions.

Due to the continuing implementation of the limitation of arriving passengers in the Philippines, many distressed Filipinos in Manama Bahrain requested the Philippine Embassy’s assistance for booking tickets at a special rate given by Gulf Air.

The Embassy also coordinated with the DFA - Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers' Affairs, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, and concerned agencies for the exemption of the repatriates from arrival limitations as well as for the quarantine facilities for the repatriates.

Since August 2021, the Embassy has facilitated the repatriation of 287 stranded Filipinos in Bahrain via Gulf Air’s direct flight to Manila. Out of the 287, the Embassy shouldered the airfare of 175 distressed Filipinos using the DFA’s Assistance-to- Nationals Fund.

The Embassy continues to provide assistance in repatriating stranded Filipinos in Bahrain as part of the Philippine Government’s COVID-19 response program. END

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