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The Senate will seek additional details on the Philippine decision that granted a request from the United States to allow the entry and temporary housing of a limited number of refugees from Afghanistan during the Senate deliberations of the Department of Foreign Affairs' budget.Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said this in an interview with reporters amid questions on the DFA's latest announcement.
Details were not provided on the exact number of Afghans who will transit to the Philippines.Senator Imee Marcos, chairperson of the Senate foreign relations committee, criticized this move and reiterated her call for the Executive Department and the DFA to be “fully transparent on the real nature of the United States’ request for the Philippines to house Afghan nationals.
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