Panayam kay OWWA Administrator Arnell Ignacio tungkol sa kalagayan ng mga Pinoy sa Japan
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00:00 At this point, we will talk to OUA Administrator Arnel Ignacio regarding the situation of our countrymen affected by the earthquake in Japan. Good evening Administrator Ignacio.
00:14 Good evening. Good evening to you. Sir Andio.
00:19 Yes sir. Good evening.
00:21 Sir good evening.
00:22 Good evening.
00:23 How are our countrymen in Japan right now?
00:28 So far, our countrymen in Ishikawa have brought 159 evacuees to the evacuation center in Minamigawa Elementary School.
00:41 But as of now, all of them have returned home.
00:47 Two of them are still alive but they have returned home.
00:51 How many Filipinos were affected by the earthquake, especially in Ishikawa, Ken?
00:59 The number of Filipinos in that area is 1,305.
01:07 But the number of people we can say was affected, these are the only 150 that I mentioned,
01:14 who have returned home. These are the last ones, Mirna Huntilia and Mirazol Gonzaga,
01:24 who are working in Medical Care Company Limited.
01:28 All of them now are accounted for and have returned home.
01:33 Thank you very much. Did our countrymen get hurt?
01:37 No sir. No one was affected.
01:40 Okay. I'm sure you have help from Japan and our countrymen there. Do we have help that we can give them?
01:54 We are always ready to provide financial assistance and any assistance they need.
02:02 We are monitoring them day and night for any assistance they need.
02:08 It's cold in Japan now, Administrator. Maybe that's what they need, right?
02:15 Against the cold. I talked to one of our countrymen earlier.
02:20 Although they have food and clean drinking water, they don't have water supply to their homes.
02:29 I'm very, very sure that the government of Japan is not new to this kind of disaster.
02:39 In fact, their evacuation center has a heater, carpeted, clean water and we will act on this.
02:47 If they have such problem, we are ready to help.
02:50 Is it a hotline that we can call for our countrymen who want to talk to the Philippine government?
03:00 Our 24/7 hotline is 1348 if you're calling here in the Philippines.
03:08 If you're calling from the province, just add 02 and then 1348.
03:15 If you're outside the Philippines, just add 632 and 1348.
03:22 Our MWO in Osaka, which is included in Ishikawa, plus 81702-275-6082.
03:37 In Tokyo, plus 81702-447-4016. We've been monitoring our post in Osaka and Tokyo.
03:50 So far, we have not received any alarm from our countrymen.
03:57 All right. Thank you very much, Administrator Arbel Ignacio.