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DFA urges 116 Filipinos still in Ukraine: 'Please leave'
As of Friday, 93 out of 209 accounted for Filipinos have left Ukraine, with 116 still remaining in the conflict-stricken country.
Some Filipinos choose to stay to work for humanitarian or security organizations, while others cannot leave due to their families.
The DFA is providing care packages and financial assistance but urges them to leave due to intensifying fighting and potential transportation disruptions.
Around 209 Filipino seafarers are stranded in the Black Sea or in Ukrainian ports.
The DFA will meet with relevant agencies to discuss the evacuation of these seafarers.
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The Philippine government has ordered the mandatory evacuation of all Filipinos in Ukraine, raising the crisis alert level to Alert Level 4 (Mandatory Repatriation) due to the worsening conflict.
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Thirteen Filipinos who fled to Poland from Ukraine are expected to arrive in the Philippines on Tuesday.
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The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has accounted for 181 Filipinos in Ukraine, with six already repatriated to the Philippines.
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Twenty-one Filipino seafarers from the MV S-Breeze, who were stranded in Ukraine since January 27, have arrived in the Philippines.
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The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) raised the crisis alert level to 4 in Ukraine, mandating the evacuation of all Filipinos from the country at government expense due to the "rapidly deteriorating security situation."
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