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January 2016 / Fortnightly – No. 2 • UK & Europe Edition
Pinoys in Jakarta safe but badly shaken after terror attack
NO Filipinos were hurt in the
gun-and-bomb assault launched by
suspected terrorists in the Indonesian
capital of Jakarta on Thursday.
“Our Embassy in Jakarta has
confirmed that there are no Filipino
casualties in the explosion in Jakarta,”
said Foreign Affairs spokesperson
Charles Jose in a text message.
At least six people were killed in the
attack that followed a threat by Islamic
State fighters to put the country in their
“spotlight.”
A Reuters report said six bombs
went off, one of them in a Starbucks
cafe where security forces were later
seen entering.
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Police said they suspected a
suicide bomber was responsible for
at least one of the blasts and up to
14 militant gunmen were involved
in the attack, the report said, citing
Metro TV.
Judith Casais Kristyawan, a
Filipino immigrant residing and
working in Jakarta, said they could
not get out of their building despite
the declaration of half-day work by
their office following the attack.
“They asked us to stay in the
building muna,” said Kristyawan.
“[We] can’t go home.”
She said such violence is not typical
in Jakarta: “Bihira dito ang gunshot.”
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Another Filipino in Jakarta, Alfred
Pineda, described the situation there
as “tense.”
“Hindi ako makaupo,” he
said. “Sobrang tensiyonado ako.
Tensiyonado ang lahat, sa labas.”
Kristyawan said she heard
information of motorcycle-riding
men randomly shooting people on
the streets.
“Meron daw mga taong may
baril... naka-motor sila and they fire
at people,” she said. “Kaya bawal
muna lumabas ng office.”
“It feels like there’s no safe place
here now,” she added. n Rie Takumi / KBK,
GMA News / Published / January 14, 2016 / 3:08 pm
PNoy assures jobs for OFWs who may be affected by Middle East tensions
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III on “Walang pangamba si Secretary Baldoz several members of his Cabinet the
Friday assured over a million Filipinos na ‘yung kung kakailanganin ay makaka- growing tensions in the Middle East.
working in the Middle East that there will provide ang gobyerno ng retraining at Aquino said he has directed
be employment opportunities for them saka job placement from these returning Philippine embassies and consular
elsewhere in case they are displaced due countrymen of ours,” he said, referring to offices in the Middle East to review its
to the escalating tension between Saudi Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz. contingency plans in case there will be a
Arabia and Iran. Relations between Saudi Arabia and need to repatriate OFWs.
“We have a capacity na ‘yung to Iran were strained following Riyadh’s “Ni-review ulit ‘yung kanilang mga
absorb all of these people and get them execution of Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr on contingency plans. Pero isa sa una kong
gainfully employed in case all of them Saturday. pinag-utos, siguraduhin natin ‘yung mga
are repatriated,” Aquino said in a media Protesters in the Shiite-majority Iran organisasyon na katulong natin kung
briefing in Davao City. attacked Saudi’s embassy in Tehran hours saka-sakali ilikas ‘yung mga kababayan
Aquino said there are roughly about 1.1 after the execution, forcing Riyadh to cut natin ay up to date ‘yung contacts,” he
million overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) ties with Iran. said. n Kathrina Charmaine Alvarez / KBK, GMA
in the Middle East region. On Wednesday, Aquino met with News / Published / January 8, 2016 / 3:42 pm
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