22 October 2014 – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced that Alert Level 3 (Voluntary Repatriation) has been raised in Yemen due to the threat posed by the continued occupation of the capital city Sana’a by Houthi rebels, and the attacks against civilians by separatists and the members of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

Alert Level 3 is raised when violent disturbances occur in a limited area of a country. Under this Alert Level, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) imposes absolute deployment ban, and Filipinos who are already in Yemen are strongly urged to return to the Philippines.

The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which has jurisdiction over Yemen, has re-deployed a Crisis Management Team (CMT) to assist Filipinos who wish to be repatriated home to the Philippines. END