The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday announced that Alert Level 1 has been raised in the north African country of Tunisia.
“Alert Level 1 has been raised in Tunisia due to the recent terrorist attacks and threats to the security situation in that country,” DFA said in a statement to media.
It advised Filipinos living and working in the country to “take the necessary precautions.”
The agency raises Alert Level 1 “when there are valid signs of internal disturbance, instability, or external threat to the host country.”
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The DFA said the Philippine Embassy in Tripoli, Libya has jurisdiction over its neighboring country and continues to monitor the situation by communicating with the Filipino community there.
Last month, a gunman opened fire at a Tunisian resort and killed 37 people. It was said to be the worst attack in the country’s recent history.