08 April 2015 – The Philippine Government continues its land evacuation operation in Yemen with the third batch of evacuees, composed of 43 Filipinos and 1 Yemeni spouse of a Filipino national, crossing the Yemeni-Saudi border to reach Tuwal on the Saudi side yesterday, April 07. This batch consists of 31 adult males, 11 adult females, and two minor children. 

The evacuees originated from the Yemeni cities of Hodeidah, Taiz, Aden and Hajjah. Hodeidah served as the convergence point.

The evacuees left Hodeidah in one bus and were led by Philippine Honorary Consul Mohamad Al-Jamal and Philippine Embassy Attaché Mel Balladolid.

The Crisis Management Team (CMT) in Yemen, whose members include personnel from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Philippine Embassy in Riyadh and the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah, has successfully organized three land evacuations of Filipinos and Yemeni spouses.  The first group, made up of  99 evacuees, left Yemen on April 05, followed by a group of 243 individuals from the capital Sana’a on April 06.

The Philippine Government has provided accommodations for the evacuees in the Saudi city of Jizan, and is arranging their flights to the Philippines.

The Philippine Embassy has arranged for the first group of 90 evacuees to leave Jizan for Manila on April 08.

As evacuation becomes progressively difficult with each passing day, the DFA renews its appeal to Filipinos remaining in Yemen to immediately register with the CMT in Movenpick Hotel Sana’a and in Al-Sherif Hotel Hodeidah.

The CMT can be contacted through telephone numbers: +967 73 019 4165, +967 73 742 6292, +967 73 384 4958, and +967 73 845 1828, and via e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. END