35 repatriated Pinoys from Afghanistan arrive in Manila
Thirty-five Filipinos who were rescued from conflict-hit Afghanistan arrived in Manila on Tuesday, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
In a statement, foreign affairs department said the repatriated Filipinos, with the help of their respective companies, joined the chartered plane from Doha to Manila.
"The group arrived earlier at NAIA Terminal 1," DFA said.
??Read: Situation Bulletin on the Armed Conflict in Afghanistan as of 17 August 2021??
— DFA Philippines (@DFAPHL) August 17, 2021
Any Filipino in distress can contact the Philippine Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan whose contact details below:
Whatsapp/Viber: +923335244762 (1/2) pic.twitter.com/fXLM0qmtDI
Manila earlier ordered the mandatory evacuation of 130 Filipinos in Afghanistan amid the upheaval there.
Also, the DFA encouraged Filipinos in distress to contact Philippine Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan through Whatsapp/Viber: +923335244762; Messenger/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/atnofficers.islamabadpe or http://facebook.com/OFWHelpPH or Email: isbpeatn@gmail.com.
Several residents and foreigners trooped to Kabul, Afghanistan airport to flee following the militant Taliban's takeover of the country. —Consuelo Marquez/LDF, GMA News