Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin Jr. 蜜桃工作室 file photo
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MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Some Filipinos imprisoned in Siem Reap, Cambodia over legitimacy issues of their employment agency will finally return home, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro 鈥淭eddy Boy鈥� Locsin Jr. said Saturday.
In a tweet on Friday night, Locsin reported about unidentified Filipinos who went to Siem Reap but got arrested because of problems on a job agency.
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鈥淪ome Filipinos who went there for a job were arrested because the job agency had lost its license. I want them free and back home. ATN is on it but I want it diplomatic level. The [DFA-Office of Asian and Pacific Affairs] has been ordered to make it so,鈥� Locsin said.
This afternoon, Locsin broke the news that Filipinos are on their way home, saying 鈥渋t鈥檚 what we do best: we bring them back.鈥�
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Sought for comment from the Department of Foreign Affairs, the department said the government is still gathering details from 鈥渞elevant offices.鈥�