The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday that they expected to start repatriating Filipinos out of a conflict-hit Sudan next week.
DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs Eduardo de Vega, in a Balitanghali interview, said the repatriation of Filipinos would take time because airport transfers were not possible amid the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
“We wil update you as soon as our team is able to enter Sudan. There is power supply and internet connection, and initially, Filipinos there on record are just around 250. Now, it is almost 500 since others were not registered, so we are asking them to reach out to us,” de Vega added. “A lot of Filipinos employed by a big company there like DAL are being assisted by the company for their supplies, but it is not the case for others employed in other firms. The advantage for these Filipinos [not employed by a big firm] is that they are located in the same location in significant numbers, like 11 of them reside in the same building. It is easier to locate them,” de Vega said.De Vega said the nearest Philippine Embassy to Sudan was in Egypt.
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