Roque no longer in The Hague; asylum process has started

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Former presidential spokesman Harry Roque said he had already left The Hague, The Netherlands as he starts his asylum process.  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/3/21/roque-asylum-process-has-started  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00I am currently not in Hague because of the Vice President's order and I have to attend to my asylum first.

00:10But let me clarify, I am now an asylum speaker, seeker, because I have already applied for asylum.

00:18What I am waiting for is the first interview where this will be a part of the application process.

00:26After this first interview, I am now free to go back to Dahig because this place is so far.

00:34We are not detained. In fact, you can go out.

00:38I came from the grocery, that's why the grocery is 30 minutes walk one way.

00:43And the journey from here is 4 hours from Dahig.

00:47If you are going to Trent, it's 4.5 hours.

00:51So if you are not detained, you can't go anywhere.

00:55There are still a lot of stages that are being done here.

00:58Initial registration, fingerprinting and interview with the police, medical, and the first interview.

01:06After the first interview, you can leave and they will just text you where your final interview is and it's not here in a faraway place.

01:15Those who don't have money, they will be placed in another facility.

01:19But it's not here because this is only for the application stage.

01:24But now, because I am an applicant, I have a non-reforma right.

01:30Meaning, I can't go back to the country that I left because of my political persecution and that is the Philippines.

01:45For more information, visit www.fema.gov

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