Around 77 more Filipinos from conflict-hit Sudan arrived in the country on Thursday, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega said Friday.
He added that 37 more Filipinos are set to arrive in the country on Saturday.Meanwhile, around 40 Filipinos are still staying in Sudan. De Vega said the Philippine government is verifying if this is their personal decision or they are being forced by their employers.
On Wednesday, DFA Assistant Secretary Paul Cortes said nearly 500 Pinoys have been repatriated from Sudan.The World Health Organization said 604 people had been killed and more than 5,000 injured since thein Sudan to escape , according to the International Organization for Migration.
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