Courtesy: DMW
THE Malacañang on Wednesday said 40 Filipinos were able to exit Gaza via the Rafah Crossing and are now safe inside Egypt.
“Ikinagagalak kong ibalita na 40 sa ating mga kababayan ay ligtas at matagumpay na nakatawid ng Rafah crossing sa Egypt. Sila ngayon ay patungo sa Cairo, kung saan sila magmumula para makauwi nang tuluyan sa ating bansa sa susunod na mga araw,” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said in a video message, according to the Presidential Communications Office.
The group is accompanied by Philippine Embassy officials led by Ambassador Ezzedin H. Tago on the way to Cairo, according to a report by Raffy Tima on Unang Balita on Wednesday, citing a source.
They made a stopover in el-Arish in Egypt to eat, around 30 kilometers away from the Gaza border.
The Filipinos were aboard two buses. They came from six families.
Among the group are two pregnant women and 19 youths aged up to 27 years old.
