Filipinos may soon visit junta-ruled Myanmar after the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) decided to lower the alert level status it had imposed in the said country since May 2021, an official said. | ManilaBulletin
In an interview with ANC, DFA Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega said Foreign Affairs Secretary Eduardo Manalo has already approved the recommendation to allow Filipinos back in the Southeast Asian country.
"It's not just happening for workers. It will enable tourists and investors in the Philippines to visit," he added. The Philippines placed Myanmar under Alert Leve 4 in May 2021 due to the worsening conflict following the military's government takeover. Alert Level 4 mandated the evacuation of Filipinos in the said country.whether to downgrade the alert level status.
"Second, we have another issue — the illegal trafficking victims over the Thai-Myanmar borders. I explained to them why we couldn't make a decision on this is that we wouldn't be contradicting ourselves on this," he added.
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