DFA: 95 Filipinos from war-torn Sudan arrive, 50 still in Khartoum

By Rey E. Requejo

THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday said that 95 Filipinos from war-torn Sudan arrived in the Philippines on Tuesday evening

“So we recorded over 400 repatriated Filipinos, 379 plus the 95 Filipinos who arrived last night, so that’s over 400 or almost 500 already,” DFA Assistant Secretary Paul Cortes said, at a media briefing.

According to Cortes, there are 864 registered Filipinos in Sudan. Another batch of Filipinos who evacuated from Sudan are still staying in Cairo, Egypt.

The DFA said some Filipinos are on their way to Port Sudan and will be transported to Jeddah by the Saudi Arabian government through a vessel. In Jeddah, these Filipinos will wait for flights to the Philippines.

The number of registered Filipinos in Sudan rose to 864 since armed clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces broke out in the capital on