Several Filipinos in Russia resorted to panic buying amid reports of an armed rebellion by a private mercenary group, with the Philippine Embassy now coordinating with the estimated 10,000 overseas workers in the country.
According to overseas worker Cecil Hernandez, a number of her fellow Filipinos started to panic despite the general atmosphere seeming peaceful, aside from the closure of several roads.
“Around Kremlin, the Red Square, so talagang nag-red alert po sila, may mga barricades tapos sarado ‘yung mga ibang daan, ibang metro lines, pero wala naman po, seems peaceful,” she added.
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