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Evacuation plans ready for Filipinos in Georgia
Evacuation plans are in place for Filipinos in Georgia should the fighting in South Ossetia escalate, the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila said Sunday.
The 60 Filipinos recorded as working in Georgia are far from the clashes that have broken out between Russian and Georgian forces, the department said, quoting its embassy in Turkey, which has jurisdiction over Georgia.
Philippine Ambassador to Turkey Bahnarim Guinomla said that Filipinos had been instructed to cross over to Turkey if the violence reaches them.
"We have already informed Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the possible evacuation of the Filipinos if the situation worsens," he added.
Eight million Filipinos, or nearly 10 percent of the country's population, work abroad in scores of countries. Remittances they send home are a major pillar of the domestic economy.
AFP 08/10/2008 6:54 PM
Evacuation plans ready for Filipinos in Georgia
Evacuation plans are in place for Filipinos in Georgia should the fighting in South Ossetia escalate, the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila said Sunday.
The 60 Filipinos recorded as working in Georgia are far from the clashes that have broken out between Russian and Georgian forces, the department said, quoting its embassy in Turkey, which has jurisdiction over Georgia.
Philippine Ambassador to Turkey Bahnarim Guinomla said that Filipinos had been instructed to cross over to Turkey if the violence reaches them.
"We have already informed Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the possible evacuation of the Filipinos if the situation worsens," he added.
Eight million Filipinos, or nearly 10 percent of the country's population, work abroad in scores of countries. Remittances they send home are a major pillar of the domestic economy.
AFP 08/10/2008 6:43 PM
Evacuation plans ready for Filipinos in Georgia
Evacuation plans are in place for Filipinos in Georgia should the fighting in South Ossetia escalate, the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila said Sunday.
The 60 Filipinos recorded as working in Georgia are far from the clashes that have broken out between Russian and Georgian forces, the department said, quoting its embassy in Turkey, which has jurisdiction over Georgia.
Philippine Ambassador to Turkey Bahnarim Guinomla said that Filipinos had been instructed to cross over to Turkey if the violence reaches them.
"We have already informed Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the possible evacuation of the Filipinos if the situation worsens," he added.
Eight million Filipinos, or nearly 10 percent of the country's population, work abroad in scores of countries. Remittances they send home are a major pillar of the domestic economy.
AFP 08/10/2008 6:38 PM
Fil-Am officer commands US Navy’s flight school base
MILTON, FLORIDA - Naval Air Station Whiting Field mirrors a typical American mid-size town – homes, offices, parks and other amenities to sustain 3,800 people. But it also hosts 120 planes and 150 helicopters of the US Navy. The man charged with keeping this large community and everything in it, is Navy Capt. Enrique “Rick” Sadsad, a 51-year-old Olongapo City native, who rose from the ranks to become one the highest ranking Filipino-Americans in the US Navy.
RODNEY J. JALECO, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau 08/08/2008 11:12 AM
Pinoy artist among designers of Pixar's 'WALL-E'
The Filipino talent is once again being showcased in the global entertainment scene through Pixar Animation’s latest computer-animated film, "WALL-E."
abs-cbnnews.com 07/30/2008 4:05 AM