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Jan
11

OFW News: Alert Level 3 is On in South Sudan

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 The worsening violence in South Sudan prompts the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to raise the crisis alert level to 3 calling for OFW deployment ban. The DFA also announced that they would assist in the repatriation of willing OFWs in Sudan.

Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said, “For prudence’s sake, we have raised crisis alert level 3 in South Sudan in light of escalating violence in the capital where most of our nationals are located. We are ready to move our people out, should they wish to leave.”

According to the statement, “The DFA has instructed the Philippine Embassy in Cairo, which has jurisdiction over South Sudan, to implement the voluntary repatriation program.”

Data from the DFA said that there are a minimum of 150 Filipinos in Sudan and most of them are employed in construction companies, the United Nations and some non-government organizations.

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  • Joyce Liza

    I’m currently working in
    Khartoum, NORTH Sudan and we’re all safe here. The affected part is the
    South which is far from here. FYI.

  • Juan De La Cruz

    Please convey this message to any of our concern government agencies. I work here in South Sudan for Almost Ten Years, and I don’t see any problem here The only filipino died here was a member of United Nations many years ago DUE TO BITE OF MOSQUITO. The isolated trouble here was a small crime created by a small band of thieves. They get a cow from other tribe and the tribe also retaliated by getting the cow which caused these tribe to fight. South Sudan JUBA is a far peaceful than any other part of the Philippines, here you can walk wearing gold necklace, earing and others personal jewelries, but in MANILA YOU CANNOT DO THIS. PLEASE KINDLY INFORM OUR GOVERMENT AGENCIES DON’T RELY ON INTERNATIONAL NEWS

  • Android

    Tama yan kabayan wag kayo maniwala sa Gobyerno natin, ako galing ako sa Libya pinauwi kami tapos pinangakuan ng kung ano ano awa ng Dyos eto ako ” di lang ako ang malapit ng mamatay sa GUTOM nadamay pa PAMILYA ko”…wala naman trabaho dito at kung meron ka man nakuha para lang sa pambili ng bigas at ulam tapos yung iba dun pambayad sa mataas na upa ng bahay, pambayad sa mataas na kuryente at tubig, pambayad sa mataas na pamasahe, etc. Tapos pag nanood ka ng impeachment ayun di lang milyon ang pinagtatalunan NILA…kawawa naman si JUAN DELA CRUZ…pinipiga sa pagbabayad ng buwis para nakawin lang ng IILAN…haaaaayyyyy buhay nga naman sa “PINAS. Mabuti pang isapalaran ang buhay sa ibang bansa isang buwan lang na sahod mo makakabili ka na ng projects ng mga bata sa iskul…waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

  • DEMONOID

    Tama po yan mga kabayan…kundi lang kayo sigurado na mabubuhay kayo dito sa ‘PINAS wag na kayo umuwi makipagsapalaran na lang kayo dyan atleast dyan may tsansa e dito may gulo o wala (wala nga bang gulo dito? E halos araw araw nagkakagulo sila sa mga perang kaban ng bayan), mamatay ka sa GUTOM. Nakakasuka na ang buhay dito sa ‘tin puro mayayaman at mga nakaupo lang ang nanagana tapos yung mahihirap ayun lalong naghihirap. Yung iba namamatay na lang sa GUTOM. MGA PU……………………………nyo!!!!

  • reynaldopogi

    wala namang problema sa south sudan JUBA.galing po ako dun…ang malaking problema lang dun corruption dami nangu2tong dun lalo na mga goverment officials-at kamo mga traffic officer mukhang pera..mga gago nga tapos yng mga employer d marunong sumunod sa contract..un lang po

  • boy kirara

    mag ingat po kau sa agency dyan sa pinas yng Augustine international center inc.maraming pinadala yan sa khartoum tapos pag dating dun kung saan saan kau iassign sa sudan..golden arrow ang name ng  company nila sa khartoum yon yng company na d sununod sa contract kung saan yng ang contract mo na pinirmahan sa pinas…kung kau may balak mag work d2 wag nlang kayong tumuloy sa agency na to…maghihirap lang kau.accommodation palang patay na kau ang init lang a/c alam nio naman ang init d2 electric fan lang gamit,tapos ang mahal ng bilihin so wala na kayong paipadala pa sa pinas….alam ng agustine agency un sa pinas ang problema d2 pero matatamis parin ang mga sinasabi nila sa mga nag aapply papunta d2 kumita lang sila…gggggrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!msg lang kau d2 guys rep ko kau pag may tanong kau…d ako galit sa agency na yan pero tau din ang kawawa..

  • Tadeoaquino

    Kabayan,
    Ganun, pakitulungan naman me na ihanap ng employer dyan wla me work pinas eh

  • Manuelsayson

    totoo po ba ito? ..kasi nagapply ako sa augustine ..as an accountant ,,worried tuloy ako kung itutuloy ko pa o hindi na lang ..baka mag suffer lang ako 

  • weng

    wag ka nalng po tumuloy, try ka ibang agency…mahirap na. good luck po. 



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