The Philippine Embassy in Thailand has brought 232 Filipinos back to the country on Monday through its partnership with Filipino community leaders and Philippine Airlines.
The stranded Filipinos included an infant, several young children and four senior citizens.
The number of Filipinos brought home from Thailand now total 966.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), in a news statement, said the 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 DFA said the government is committed to continue organizing or facilitating repatriation flights to reunite overseas Filipinos with their families back home during this difficult time, the DFA said.
Image credits: DFA-PHL photo
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