Malacañang has urged the Filipinos in Yemen to return home as the political and security situation there has deteriorated further.
“We reiterate DFA’s [Department of Foreign Affairs] urgent call on all our kababayan [countrymen] in Yemen to leave immediately due to the unstable security situation there,” Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said in a text message to Palace reporters.
The DFA has raised Alert Level Four over Yemen, which means mandatory repatriation.
“There are an estimated 700 Filipinos still in Yemen and our embassy there continues to assist them in returning to the country,” Valte said.
Yemen President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi was reported fleeing the country as the rebels entered the capital Sana’a.
PNA