THE Department of Foreign Affairs confirms the safe arrival of six Filipinos from Ukraine in the Republic of Moldova.
The evacuees include a fourth-year medical student at the Bukovinian State Medical University, two Filipino nationals married to Ukrainian nationals (one of whom traveled with her two-year old son), and two Filipinos working for an international organization managed to cross the Moldovan border.
Honorary Consul Victor Gaina of the Philippine Honorary Consulate in Chisinau, Moldova, in close coordination with the Philippine Embassy in Budapest, headed by Ambassador Frank R. Cimafranca, assisted in ensuring the safe passage of these Filipinos to Moldova. Consul Gaina also provided the necessary documentary requirements to secure their e-Visas to enter the country.
The Philippine Embassy in Budapest and Philippines Consulate in Chisinau will make arrangements to bring the four to Romania where they will take their repatriation flight to Manila.
Filipinos who need repatriation assistance near the borders of Moldova and Romania are advised to coordinate with the Philippine Embassy in Budapest through the following contact details:
Hungary
Budapest PE emergency hotline
+36 30 202 1760
ATN Officer Claro Cabuniag
+36 30 074 5656 (mobile)
+63 966 340 4725 (viber)
Moldova
Consul Victor Gaina
Mobile number (also WhatsApp no.(sad) +37369870870 or email addresses: victor.gaina@phconsulate.md or consul@phconsulate.md.
