Some 63 Filipinos are expected to be repatriated from Haiti due to the ongoing violent gang activities in the Caribbean, according to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW).
In a Sunday Palace statement, officer-in-charge (OIC) Undersecretary Hans Leo Cacdac said that the repatriation comes after Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo approved the recommendation.
The recommendation pertained to the declaration of Alert Level 3 or the voluntary repatriation of Filipinos in Haiti.
Cacdac stated that there were 115 Filipinos in Haiti; meanwhile, the DMW was looking at options for carrying out the repatriation of the 63 Filipinos since no flights were coming out of Haiti.
The conclusion that Cacdac came to was that the most practical choice would be to charter a flight. “As of date, there is no report of any Filipino affected or injured by the ongoing security crisis,” the DMW OIC added.
Cacdac said concerned government agencies were closely coordinating with Ambassador Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez, Honorary Consul General Fitzgerald Oliver James Brandt, and Filipino community leader Bernadette Villagracia. The coordination aimed to discuss the possibility of repatriation of Filipinos living in Haiti.
Haiti is now experiencing a breakdown of law and order due to violent gang activities. On Friday, the Reuters wire service reported high tensions in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince.
Attacks continued across parts of the city in the aftermath of Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s resignation without a clear plan to replace him.
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