Courtesy: Pantagraph
FOREIGN Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega on Monday said Filipinos in Russia are safe and in good condition following the armed rebellion staged by a private mercenary group over the weekend.
In an interview on GMA Integrated News’ Unang Balita, De Vega said there are around 10,000 Filipinos in Russia and 9,000 of them are in Moscow, which the mercenary group Wagner did not enter.
“Ang pinasukan ng Wagner group [ay] ‘yung Rostov, ang city na 1,000 kilometers away. And kinontak ng ating embahada sa Moscow ang bawat isa sa kanila (Pilipino). Mga 11 sila doon,” he said.
“Mabuting kalagayan naman sila at saka natapos na ‘tong mini-rebellion kaya medyo bumabalik na sa normal yung sitwasyon sa Russia,” he added.
Nonetheless, De Vega said authorities remain vigilant in light of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
So far, De Vega said no Filipinos in Russia, including those in Rostov, have expressed interest in leaving the country or being evacuated.
