A FILIPINO mother and her child from Bucharest, Romania, who were among the early Filipinos who crossed the Ukrainian border to Moldova, arrived early evening on Monday in Manila.
They were assisted by Philippine Honorary Consul Victor Gaina in Moldova and were received by the personnel of the Philippine Embassy in Budapest, headed by Ambassador Frank R. Cimafranca, in Bucharest, before their repatriation flight to Manila
3 groups of Filipinos from Ukraine arrive in Manila
Three groups of Filipino evacuees from Ukraine, along with their dependents, departed Warsaw, Poland on 05 March and arrived in Manila on 06 March 2022. The latest arrivals came from the capital city of Kyiv and other areas in the western part of Ukraine.
The first group, consisting of four Filipino adults, three Filipino-Ukrainian children with their three Ukrainian mothers, arrived in the afternoon via a Qatar Airlines flight. The second group of two Filipino adults, a Filipino-Ukranian child, and his Ukrainian mother arrived in the evening. The third group of three (3) Filipino nationals from Kyiv arrived in Manila on their own arrangements.
The Philippine Honorary Consulate General in Kyiv assisted the evacuees in traveling from Kyiv to the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, while the Philippine Embassy in Warsaw provided for their transportation, accommodation and meals in Warsaw. The Embassy also made arrangements for their travel documents and visas, COVID-19 RT-PCR tests, and their eventual flights to Manila.
