A Filipina and her three children remained missing and unaccounted for under the rubble of their home that collapsed during a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked southern Turkiye last week, the Department of Foreign Affairs revealed on Tuesday, Feb. 14.
A Filipina and her three children remained missing and unaccounted for under the rubble of their home that collapsed during a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked southern Turkiye last week, the Department of Foreign Affairs revealed on Tuesday, Feb. 14.
Although the Filipina and her three children are most probably Turkish citizens already, DFA acting Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs Eduardo Jose de Vega said the Philippines was still concerned about their welfare.“Sa Turkiye, bukod sa dalawang namatay meron pang isang pamilya, isang Pilipina , married to Turkish, saka ‘yung 3 anak nila, hindi pa nahahanap ,” he reported during the “Laging Handa” public briefing.
However, he also said that the authorities already told the Turkish husband to have “realistic expectations” because the Filipina and her three children have been missing for five or six days already.READ:As the Turkish government continues to work on its search-and-rescue operations more than a week after the devastating earthquake, De Vega shared that some Filipinos are choosing to come home to the country.
“Ang kailangan lang nila, kasi ‘yung iba Turkish citizens na kailangan ire-acquire muna ang kanilang citizenship ayon sa Republic Act 9225,” he explained.During the briefing, he also gave an updated on the number of Filipinos affected, as well as those who are in the shelter at the Philippine Embassy in Ankara, Turkiye.
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