Two of the four Filipinos who went missing after the powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar on March 28 have been found, the Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed.
“The Department of Foreign Affairs is informed by the Philippine Embassy in Yangon of the positive identification of the remains of a second confirmed Filipino victim of the powerful 7.7 earthquake, which hit Myanmar last March 28,” the DFA said in a statement on Thursday.
According to the DFA, the family of the deceased has already been notified, and the department appealed to the public and media for privacy.
“Out of respect for the wishes of the family, the Department is unable to provide any further details,” it said.
The DFA said it continues to hope for the best as efforts are ongoing to locate the two other Filipinos still unaccounted for in Mandalay, Myanmar.
Earlier, the DFA confirmed the identification of the first Filipino casualty in the quake.
The Filipino was identified as Francis Aragon, a 38-year-old teacher in Myanmar.