Senator Sherwin T. Gatchalian advised stranded Filipinos in Sudan to get in touch with the Philippine Embassy in Cairo, Egypt, for immediate repatriation in the midst of escalating hostilities in the African nation.
SENATOR Sherwin T. Gatchalian advised stranded Filipinos in Sudan to get in touch with the Philippine Embassy in Cairo, Egypt, for immediate repatriation in the midst of escalating hostilities in the African nation.
This as the Department of Foreign Affairs earlier reported their headcount showed around 400 Filipinos were recorded in Sudan. The senator aired the call after the DFA issued an advisory for Filipinos in Sudan to establish contact with the Philippine Embassy in Cairo so they can be included in the country’s repatriation efforts.
Gatchalian estimated that repatriating 400 Filipinos would cost the government between P34 million and P46 million. He added that land travel to Cairo would also entail an additional budgetary cost of about P23 million for a 2-day subsistence allowance for the repatriates.
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