(Fight against New Crown Pneumonia) "We have arrived in Guangzhou!"-The first batch of 99 Chinese teachers stranded in the Philippines returned to China directly
China News Agency, Manila, May 7 Question: "We have arrived in Guangzhou!"-The first batch of 99 Chinese teachers stranded in the Philippines returned home directly
China News Agency reporter Guan Xiangdong
"We have arrived in Guangzhou!" At 5:04 pm on May 7th, He Le, a 27-year-old volunteer Chinese language teacher at the Confucius Institute at Hongxi Lishi University in the Philippines, sent a message to reporters from China News Service via WeChat. There were 264 compatriots who returned to China on the same plane with He Le, including 99 Chinese teachers who were stranded in the Philippines, including 37 Chinese teachers from the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office and 62 Chinese volunteer teachers from the Confucius Institute Headquarters.
At 2:50 in the afternoon, China Southern Airlines flight CZ3092 took off from Manila and went straight to Guangzhou Baiyun Airport. This is the first time China Airlines has resumed direct flights to China after the closure of Manila's "Fengcheng" China Airlines, and the Manila-Guangzhou route has reopened.
According to the introduction of the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines, in response to the Philippine epidemic in early March, the Embassy informed the Philippine Chinese Education Center, which is responsible for the assignment of overseas teachers in the Philippine Overseas Chinese Office. Withdrew to Manila, the capital of the Philippines, from the 13th to the 15th.
On March 15th, Philippine President Duterte declared a state of emergency in the country, Luzon implemented "strengthen community isolation", government agencies including the Philippine Immigration Bureau reduced office staff and office hours, and sent teachers to leave the country. The progress of the processing was affected. Before the Chinese aviation companies stopped flying on March 20, only 56 expatriate teachers in the Philippines completed the procedures and returned to China before the 20th. Therefore, a total of 234 expatriate teachers, including expatriate teachers in various schools in Manila, are stranded in Manila.
For more than 50 days, this batch of expatriate teachers has received much attention from all parties.
Under the guidance of the overseas Chinese office of the dispatching agency, the Chinese Education Center of the Philippines arranged for teachers to live in three hotels in Chinatown. From March 24, Chen Hongfeng, a standing consultant of the China Education Center and a director of the Elite Seed Service Center, will provide free teachers with "love hot meals" every day at noon and evening. The hot meals provided by the Icelandic Chinese restaurant are delivered daily to the hotel lobby.
During this period, Huang Xi, Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines, and the Chinese Medical Aid Group in Philippine, joined together with teacher representatives to teach epidemic prevention and anti-epidemic knowledge. The convener WeChat group, on behalf of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, solved practical problems for teachers; Yang Huahong, representative of the Philippine Chinese Community Disaster Relief Fund and the Chairman of the Philippine Chinese Federation of All walks of life, went to condolences; the Chinese expert team for aid to the Philippines also made a special trip to the station Condolences to teachers.
As of the time of press release, the 37 overseas Chinese teachers who returned to China on the 7th and the overseas Chinese teachers who were still in the Philippines were in stable condition with zero suspicions and diagnoses, and no accidents occurred.
On the same day, Tian Shanting, Cultural Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines, went to Manila International Airport to see off 62 Chinese volunteer teachers sent by the Confucius Institute Headquarters, and sent N95 masks and other protective equipment.
It is reported that these volunteer teachers come from various Confucius Institutes in the Philippines. Among them, there are 28 teachers at the Confucius Institute at Lixi University in the Philippines.
The Chinese dean of the school, Wang Minfeng, told China News Service that before the Manila "closing the city", 20 volunteer teachers from the school returned to the country. The overall coordination of the school this time ensured that all teachers who wanted to buy the first flight ticket .
As the captain of the school ’s returning teachers, He Lei contacted a reporter from the China News Service at Manila Airport to inform him that he loves the customs and customs of the Philippines, especially the enthusiasm of the Filipino people. Will become the backbone of Chinese teaching in Philippine public schools. He said: "A career in the Philippines and an epidemic life have made me grow up quickly!" (End)