Thursday, March 10, 2011

DFA RAISES LEVEL 2 ALERT IN YEMEN


by JERRIE ABELLA, GMA News
yemen-protestThe Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday has raised to alert level 2 the situation in Yemen and advised some 2,000 Filipinos to "restrict their movements and voluntary depart" due to the "exponential increase" in mass protests there.

In a press conference, DFA Undersecretary for Administration Rafael Seguis said "We are hopeful that the political situation will stabilize. Noneheless, precautionary measures necessary to assure the safety of our Filipinos in Yemen (are in place)."
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