Filipinos in Egypt ready with evacuation routes should Cairo crisis worsen

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Filipinos in Egypt ready with evacuation routes should Cairo crisis worsen

February 1, 2011, 4:01am
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MANILA, Philippines (PNA) ? The Filipino community in Egypt, in coordination with the Philippine embassy in the capital city of Cairo, has fine-tuned its contingencies in case the current situation in the city worsens and forced Filipinos to evacuate, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) assured on Monday.
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The DFA headquarters itself mobilized a 24-hour hotline (phone 834-4580) so that anxious relatives could inquire and keep abreast of the latest developments in the Middle East.

Embassy officials were scheduled to meet community leaders on Monday and ensure that they are safe as well as finalize joint contingency plans that include the determination of relocation centers and prepared routes for exit and other logistics, according to DFA officials at a press conference.

Enrico Fos, DFA Special Assistant for migrant workers affairs, left Monday for Egypt to help the embassy with the implementation of contingency measures.

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