Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez is seeing no consequence on the country’s relations with America if the Philippines declines its ally’s request for the accommodation of 50,000 Afghan refugees. | charieabarcaINQ
According to Romualdez, humanitarian acts such as this help boost the nation’s relationship with foreign countries, citing as an example former President Manuel Quezon’s decision to house more than 1,000 Jewish refugees in the 1930s.
“At the end of the day, this is purely humanitarian in nature. They are really distressed Afghan residents. We’ve had history of this type of humanitarian act in the past. I see the goodwill that it creates, if we help other countries, especially those in distress and need our help,” he stressed.
He previously clarified that the US government’s request is for the Philippines to accommodate its former employees and their families “whose lives are in danger” in Afghanistan.
The Palace, for its part, said it is still evaluating the US request. Romualdez said the Philippine government should be able to make a decision on the matter by mid-July.
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