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By JAMIL SANTOS, GMA News Amid security concerns, the Department of Foreign Affairs announced on Saturday that it has raised Alert Level 2 (restriction phase) for Filipinos in Sri Lanka. advertisement In an advisory, the DFA also reiterated that under Alert Level 2 there will be no new deployment of overseas Filipino workers to Sri Lanka, and only those with existing employment contracts are allowed to return to the country. Likewise it said that it is in constant coordination with the Filipino community in the island country in South Asia through the Philippine Embassy in Dhaka. Sri Lanka has been rocked by mass protests due to the ongoing economic crisis. However, the Philippine Embassy said there were no reports of Filipinos being injured in violent protests. On the other hand, the office of the Philippine Honorary Consul General in Colombo has vowed to provide assistance to Filipinos severely affected by the crisis. "The Department would like to emphasize that there ar...

In an online solidarity action conducted last 4th July, 2022, Philippine Safe Abortion Advocacy Network (PINSAN) expressed its utmost condemnation of the United States Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, effectively restricting access to safe abortion. PINSAN strongly asserted that the Philippine government must not follow this dangerous precedent, and instead prioritize protecting women’s healthcare rights, and the right to safe and legal abortion. “A woman’s decision pertaining to her health, life, and future should be respected, after all, it is hers which is on the line” said Arnel Rostom Deiparine, PINSAN Steering Committee member. “If a woman’s realities on abortion could not be acknowledged or supported, she should neither be vilified, judged, nor treated like a criminal!" PINSAN said legislation restricting access to abortion forces women to seek unrsafe procedures that result in preventable hospitalizations, and even deaths. This dire situation is furthe...