In a Super Radyo dzBB interview, DFA Assistant Secretary Paul Cortes said of the 616 Filipinos who left Khartoum, 414 were already in Egypt, while others were either at the Sudan-Egypt border or at the Port Sudan bound for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
He said around 750 Filipinos in Sudan, most are undocumented, have sought for the Philippine government’s help amid the ongoing clashes there between the Sudanese military and a paramilitary group.“Ngayong gabi may 15. In the next few days, there’s something like 60. Unti-unti nang nakakabalik ang mga kababayan natin,” Cortes added.
“I think we can say that everybody who wanted to leave Khartoum, has left Khartoum. Eventually, there may be more that may be coming in the next few days,” he said on ANC. De Vega said that the DFA has already spent about $1 million to sustain its relief and repatriation efforts for the affected Filipinos.
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