PH Ambassador to Brazil Meets with Filipinos in Venezuela

Philippine Ambassador to Brazil Marichu B. Mauro with members of the Filipino community during her official trip to Caracas, the capital of Venezuela on 08 January 2020. (Brasilia PE photo) 

VENEZUELA 22 January 2020 –– Philippine Ambassador to Brazil Marichu B. Mauro met with members of the Filipino community during her official trip to Caracas, the capital of Venezuela on 08 January 2020.

The concerns of the Filipinos and their well-being amid the current economic and political climate in Venezuela were at the top of Ambassador Mauro’s agenda.

The Filipinos assured the Ambassador that they are safe and that life is normal contrary to the news circulated by foreign media about the situation in Venezuela.

Ambassador Mauro assured them that Philippine government is ready to assist and offer voluntary repatriation for those who want to leave Venezuela at this time.

There are still an estimated 150 Filipinos living and working in Venezuela. END

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