{"id":235617,"date":"2019-10-23T22:51:36","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T02:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=235617"},"modified":"2019-10-23T22:51:36","modified_gmt":"2019-10-24T02:51:36","slug":"filipinos-in-chile-told-to-stay-indoors-amid-state-of-emergency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/10\/23\/filipinos-in-chile-told-to-stay-indoors-amid-state-of-emergency\/","title":{"rendered":"Filipinos in Chile told to stay indoors amid state of emergency"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_187845\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-187845\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Department-of-Foreign-Affairs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-187845\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Department-of-Foreign-Affairs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Department-of-Foreign-Affairs.jpg 960w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Department-of-Foreign-Affairs-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Department-of-Foreign-Affairs-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Department-of-Foreign-Affairs-20x15.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-187845\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;The Department of Foreign Affairs reiterates the advisory issued by the Philippine Embassy in Santiago for Filipinos in Chile to take necessary precautions in view of the declaration of a State of Emergency in Grand Santiago on 19 October 2019,&#8221; DFA Assistant Secretary Eduardo Me\u00f1ez said Wednesday. (File <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dfaphl\/photos\/a.138804356274407\/675777269243777\/?type=3&amp;amp;theater\">Photo:<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dfaphl\/\">Department of Foreign Affairs, Republic of the Philippines\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>&#8212; Filipinos residing in Chile are advised to remain vigilant and stay indoors in the wake of the state of emergency declared in several cities across the South American nation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Department of Foreign Affairs reiterates the advisory issued by the Philippine Embassy in Santiago for Filipinos in Chile to take necessary precautions in view of the declaration of a State of Emergency in Grand Santiago on 19 October 2019,&#8221; DFA Assistant Secretary Eduardo Me\u00f1ez said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The state of emergency is said to last for 15 days and has since been extended to Chacabuco, Puente Alto, San Bernardo, Concepcion, Valparaiso, Iquique, Maipu, and other provinces.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Amidst the ongoing violent protests, Filipinos are advised to stay indoors and avoid unnecessary travel to affected areas, specifically in central Santiago and areas around sub metro and bus stations,&#8221; the agency advised.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, at least 15 civilians have been killed since a nationwide protest against high costs of living erupted in the country and violent clashes ensued.<\/p>\n<p>The DFA said no Filipino has been reported affected by the ongoing protests, citing official information from Ambassador to Chile Ma. Teresita Daza.<\/p>\n<p>To date, there are around 800 overseas Filipino workers in Chile, the majority of whom are residing in the capital.<\/p>\n<p>The DFA, through the embassy, said it will continue to monitor developments in Santiago and provide advisory on the peace and security situation in Chile, when necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Filipinos needing assistance, on the other hand, are urged to contact the embassy Hotline number at +56-94-272-0320.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA&#8212; Filipinos residing in Chile are advised to remain vigilant and stay indoors in the wake of the state of &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":187845,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-235617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-news-ph","mauthors-joyce-ann-l-rocamora","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=235617"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":235618,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235617\/revisions\/235618"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/187845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=235617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=235617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=235617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}