The Philippine government evacuated hundreds of Filipinos in Yemen on Monday as the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) warned that the window of opportunity to leave the war-torn country is getting smaller.

The DFA said five buses with 243 Filipinos onboard made their way to the Yemeni border. Hours before, 99 Filipinos were evacuated, while a separate group of 20 Filipinos was also set to travel from Hodeidah to the Yemeni border.

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