MANILA, Philippines — A total of 327 Overseas Filipino Workers have requested repatriation from Sudan, accounting for almost half of Filipinos staying in the war-torn country, Department of Migrant Workers chief Susan Ople said on Tuesday. 'According to Usec De Vega, 725 Filipinos have contacted Cairo Embassy in Egypt. Of that number, 327 now are requesting repatriation,' Ople said during the Palace briefing, citing Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega. Ople said the number of repatriated Filipinos is expected to rise.

https://globalnation.inquirer.net/213794/327-filipinos-in-sudan-seek-repatriation-ople

#inquirer