PH Embassy Facilitates Special Repatriation Assistance to Distressed Kababayan in Iran

From left: The Embassy’s Assistance-To-Nationals Officer Ms. Rea D. Sebastian, Protocol Officer Mr. Angelo B. Malabanan Jr., and driver/translator Mr. Mehran Zohdi assisted OF “Helen” to board her outbound flight. (Tehran PE photo)

TEHRAN 10 December 2020 – In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the Philippine Embassy in Tehran facilitated the special repatriation of one distressed kababayan. Overseas Filipino “Helen” (not her real name), who was incarcerated in Iran for 11 years, went home in time for the holiday season on 06 December 2020.

The Embassy fully attended to the case of “Helen” to expedite her return to the Philippines with negotiations and representations to host government authorities, and provided her with appropriate welfare and humanitarian assistance.

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the Embassy has provided assistance to a total of 329 Filipinos in the three countries under its jurisdiction: 65 from Iran, 261 from Uzbekistan and three from Turkmenistan. END

From left: Protocol Officer Mr. Angelo B. Malabanan Jr., overseas Filipino “Helen”, and Assistance-To-Nationals Officer Ms. Rea D. Sebastian pose before the immigration gate of Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran. (Tehran PE photo)

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