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Philippine Ambassador to Turkey Maria Elena Algabre said the embassy promised not to lose hope as it begins its quest to reach out to Filipinos there.
Thankful that two injured Filipinos have been recovered, the embassy said that it “continuously receives a steady stream of confirmed and unconfirmed reports of Filipinos experiencing varying degrees of distress.”“We are thankful that a number of our kababayan are safe and we will not give up hope for those that cannot yet be contacted.The team has already met with Filipinos from the cities of Adana and Iskenderun, the latter being one of the most devastated areas in Turkey’s Hatay Province.
“Our response team just confirmed that they landed in Istanbul. Our OCD representative messaged at 12:08 p.m. that they landed,” said OCD joint information center head Diego Agustin Mariano in a message to reporters.These personnel were aboard Turkish Airlines Flight TK 85. Earlier, Defense officer-in-charge Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said they aimed for this team to rely on their own and not be a burden to the host country.
“One compatriot of ours has been found alive and recovered after being confirmed dead by her employer earlier,” Cherry Santos, president of the Filipino community in Ankara, told radio dzMM.
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