DFA tells Pinoys in South Korea to stay calm amid martial law

The Department of Foreign Affairs-Office of Migration Affairs (DFA-OMA) advised Filipinos in South Korea to stay calm and follow local advisories following the declaration of martial law.

The DFA said the reminder was issued by the Philippine Embassy in Seoul to the Filipinos living there and to those visiting.

The Department of Foreign Affairs Office of Migration Affairs (DFA-OMA) said that the Philippine Embassy in South Korea is advising Filipinos in the country to remain calm and follow local advisories. @gmanews

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday declared martial law in an unannounced late night address broadcast live on YTN television, claiming he would eradicate "shameless pro-North Korean anti-state forces."

It is the first time since 1980 that martial law was declared in South Korea.

Yonhap news agency cited the military as saying activities by parliament and political parties would be banned, and that media and publishers would be under the control of the martial law command.

Yoon did not cite any specific threat from the nuclear-armed North, instead focusing on his domestic political opponents.—JP Soriano/LDF, GMA Integrated News