Marcos: More Pinoys to exit Gaza by 'Saturday at the latest'

More Filipinos seeking to flee Gaza could cross into Egypt this weekend 'at the latest,' President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. said on Friday.

MANILA — More Filipinos seeking to flee Gaza could cross into Egypt this weekend "at the latest," President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. said on Friday.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog told Philippine Ambassador Pedro "Junie" Laylo, Jr. that more Filipinos could cross the Rafah border on Friday or Saturday, Marcos said. "Nakahanda naman lahat ng ating mga bus, nakahanda na 'yung embassy natin sa Cairo, matagal na silang nag-aantay dun sa tawiran, yung Rafah crossing. They are ready for when the time comes na tumawid na ang mga Pinoy, dadalhin at pauuwiin," he said.The Philippines offered to assist other Southeast Asian countries in evacuating their citizens out of Gaza, Marcos said.

The Department of Foreign Affairs earlier said around 57 Filipinos in Gaza were waiting to cross the Rafah border in the south.

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