DFA urged to prepare evacuation plans for Pinoys in countries near Ukraine

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Officials from the Philippine Embassy in Warsaw, Poland welcome 40 Filipino evacuees as they arrive in Lviv from the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.

Philippine Embassy in Warsaw / Release

 

MANILA, Philippines — The government must prepare evacuation plans for overseas Filipinos in areas along the "danger zone" that may be affected by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Sen. Imee Marcos said Tueday.

 

This comes shortly after the the European Union announced it would be funding arms deliveries to Ukraine.

 

She added that the government must prepare for a larger-scale evacuation of OFWs in Europe in case the conflict spreads.

 

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