DFA warns Filipinos in India, Pakistan to take security precautions

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday advised Filipinos to take security precautions amid escalating conflict between India and Pakistan.

No Filipino casualties have been reported, according to a statement from DFA spokesperson Teresita Daza, citing the Philippine Embassy in Islamabad.

Manila is closely monitoring the situation following counter-attacks by both nations at the disputed border of Kashmir.

The DFA advises Filipinos in affected areas to take sensible precautions and remain vigilant, with 3,151 Filipinos in Pakistan and around 30 living near the conflict zone, as well as 3,350 Filipinos in India.

India launched missile strikes into several Pakistani locations early Wednesday, killing at least 26 people following last month's massacre of Indian tourists in Kashmir.

Pakistan denied backing the killings and called the attack an act of war, vowing retaliation; Daza reiterated Manila’s call for a peaceful resolution to the conflict.