113 Filipinos repatriated from Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, 20 December 2021 – A total of 113 distressed Filipinos from Malaysia were able to go home to the Philippines on 18 December 2021 via Philippine Airlines  flight PR 8528, with assistance provided by the Philippine Embassy in Malaysia and the support of the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila.

The repatriated overseas Filipinos requested assistance from the Embassy for their immediate repatriation due to financial constraints and difficulties brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. The OFs were assisted by the Embassy’s ATN Unit and Social Welfare Attaché.

“Many Filipinos here in Malaysia continue to be affected by the economic impact of the pandemic, even as Malaysia’s economy has been slowly opening up since the third quarter of this year,” Philippine Ambassador to Malaysia Charles Jose shares. “The Embassy will not cease in its efforts to provide appropriate assistance to them, including in their repatriation.”

All passengers on the special repatriation flight were assisted by the Embassy in their mandatory RT-PCR test prior to departure, as well as in their applications for exit passes under the Recalibration Repatriation Program (RRP) of the Malaysian Immigration Department. END