No OFWs were injured following the series of earthquakes that hit Taiwan early Tuesday morning, the Department of Migrant Workers said, citing initial reports.
No overseas Filipino workers were injured following the series of earthquakes that hit Taiwan early Tuesday morning, the Department of Migrant Workers said, citing initial reports. The DMW said it has placed its Migrant Workers Offices in Taiwan on alert after magnitudes 6.0 and 6.3 earthquakes rocked the Hualien County in eastern Taiwan at 2:26 a.m. and 2:32 a.m.
The DMW also said the MWOs are now coordinating with the Manila Economic and Cultural Office to reach out to other Filipino communities, local authorities, employers, and trade associations to determine the status of the OFWs.MECO chairman Silvestre Bello III said that there are almost 200,000 Filipinos in Taiwan, while around 1,400 Filipinos are specifically in Hualien. He also said that they are already used to the earthquakes that usually happen in Taiwan. “Hindi gaano kalakas .
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