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| Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. welcomes the 13 Filipino repatriates, including a baby, who crossed the Polish border from Lviv, Ukraine, Feb. 26, 2022. (Screengrab from the Department of Foreign Affairs) |
by: ALEHIA ABUAN
QUEZON CITY, (PIA) -- Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. welcomed 13 Filipino evacuees from Ukraine at the Rava-Ruska-Hrebenne Border Crossing Station in Poland.
In a video from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Locsin met the Filipino evacuees on board the bus after a five-hour wait.
“We are on high-alert 24/7 to ensure that Filipinos are safe in this conflict. Our embassies in Poland and Hungary have been working hard these past days to account for each Filipino in Ukraine, and to repatriate them as soon as possible. Our people only need to ask, and we will get them home safe,” Locsin said.
In a video from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Locsin met the Filipino evacuees on board the bus after a five-hour wait.
“We are on high-alert 24/7 to ensure that Filipinos are safe in this conflict. Our embassies in Poland and Hungary have been working hard these past days to account for each Filipino in Ukraine, and to repatriate them as soon as possible. Our people only need to ask, and we will get them home safe,” Locsin said.
He was accompanied by Assistant Secretary for European Affairs Jaime Victor Ledda.
The evacuees were led by the Philippine Ambassador to Poland Leah Basinang-Ruiz, who is also overseeing the repatriation of the Filipinos in Ukraine.
The DFA urged Filipinos in Ukraine to exercise caution and remain vigilant.
It also reminded them to immediately contact the Philippine Embassy team in Lviv or the Consulate General in Kyiv if they need any assistance. (PIA-NCR)
The evacuees were led by the Philippine Ambassador to Poland Leah Basinang-Ruiz, who is also overseeing the repatriation of the Filipinos in Ukraine.
The DFA urged Filipinos in Ukraine to exercise caution and remain vigilant.
It also reminded them to immediately contact the Philippine Embassy team in Lviv or the Consulate General in Kyiv if they need any assistance. (PIA-NCR)
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