PH Embassy in Manama launches 2022 repatriation program, brings home 50 Filipinos

Left photo: Philippine Embassy personnel assist the overseas Filipinos. Right photo: The repatriates prepare to board. (Manama PE photo)

MANAMA, 03 February 2022 – The Philippine Embassy in Bahrain successfully repatriated a total of 50 overseas Filipinos (OFs) via commercial Gulf Air flight GF154, which departed Manama on 30 January 2022, and arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila on 31 January 2022.

The departure of this first batch of repatriates effectively launched the Embassy’s Repatriation Program for 2022. The repatriates included pregnant, overstaying OFs, deportees, medical patients, minors, and wards at the Embassy Shelter.

Quarantine facilities of all returning repatriates were arranged through the efforts of Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA)-Bahrain, in coordination with the OWWA Main office in Manila.

The Embassy coordinated with Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior, particularly the National, Passport and Residence Affairs and immigration officials to secure the exit clearances/permits of the repatriates.

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.