THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday said that it will repatriate the remains of one of two Filipinas who died from the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake in...
THE Department of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday said that it will repatriate the remains of one of two Filipinas who died from the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Türkiye last week.DFA acting Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs Eduardo Jose de Vega said the Philippine government will also repatriate other Filipino survivors who wish to return home.
He said Filipinos who are already citizens of Türkiye by marriage should first re-acquire their Filipino citizenship to qualify for repatriation.'Some of them are already Turkish citizens. They need to re-acquire [first] their [Filipino] citizenship under Republic Act 9225 [to avail the repatriation service],' de Vega said in Filipino.'So, madali po yan . Kung magagawa natin ,' he added.
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