The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said Monday that no Filipinos have been reported affected by the recent shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.
DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said authorities have not received any reports of Filipino casualties or injuries linked to the incident and extended the government’s sympathy to the victims and their families.
Meanwhile, the DMW said repatriation efforts for Filipinos affected by renewed fighting along the Thailand–Cambodia border are unlikely for now, as most Filipinos in the area are legally employed.
Cacdac said Filipinos in the affected areas are not undocumented workers or victims of human trafficking, noting that many work legally in Thailand while others are teachers and factory supervisors in Cambodia.
The DMW said the government remains on standby to repatriate Filipinos should the security situation worsen, as authorities continue assisting hundreds of Filipinos displaced by the conflict.
