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74 repats fr Sudan arrived Ph
By Nidz Godino
"No more Filipinos suffering at border under such difficult conditions…they are in Egypt na and will be bringing home our kababayans in next few days," Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Eduardo De Vega said seventy-four Filipinos from war-torn Sudan were repatriated to Philippines.
Seventh batch of repatriates arrived in the country from Riyadh via Saudia flight SV862.
Forty-four of repatriates were overseas Filipino workers, seven were students, and 22 were children and infants.
Five individuals, meanwhile, refused to return home due to incomplete documents, doubts, and because of their families in Sudan.
Total of 183 Filipinos have safely arrived in the country since conflict broke out in Sudan on April 15 after violence erupted between forces of two generals seized power in 2021 coup: army chief and his deputy, who commands powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
DFA data showed 661 have been rescued from Khartoum.
Some of them have been stranded for at least three days at main border of Egypt and Sudan while waiting for processing of their document travels.
Twenty-eight Filipinos who are at smaller border in Goustal may enter Egypt, while 19 others who are in Port of Sudan will cross sea to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Philippine government will hire two more buses to fetch and rescue 50 Filipinos who are still inside Sudan and take them to Port of Sudan.
DFA said there were 100 Filipinos who refused to leave and asked to move to another area there.
"Sabi nila may trabaho naman kami rito…sanay sila sa putukan, it comes and go…sana pakinggan nila kasi we cannot do this forever…ngayon mabuti may internet pa, may kuryente, pa may mga bus pa, eh paano kung kunwari sa susunod na hostilities wala nang ganun?" De Vega said.
Fifty-nine Filipinos arrived in the country on Tuesday and Wednesday, with at least 50 of them students taking Islamic studies at International University of Africa.
"Sobra. Six hours nakadapa lang kami parang ulan yung bala nila…yung paglikas namin, umarkila kami ng sarili namin, siguro P15,000, Philippine money…kasi bakbakan yan eh…mahal ang hingi nila," said Norhad Ananaid Langiles, who was rescued from Sudan.
DFA and Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) provide at least P15,000 cash assistance to students.
OFWs received P100,000 cash assistance each from different government agencies.
Additional 152 Filipinos will arrive from Sudan on Thursday.
Meanwhile, 300 Filipinos will return home via commercial flights this weekend and next week.
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. earlier said Philippine government is preparing to evacuate more Filipinos during 72-hour ceasefire between Sudan's warring factions.
According to the President, government wants to take advantage of ceasefire to bring home more Filipinos.
DFA earlier said more than 150 Filipinos in Sudan have sought Philippine government's help for their repatriation amid ongoing clashes there between Sudanese military and paramilitary group.
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