Malacañang on Saturday said the Philippine government is verifying reports that thousands of Filipinos in a city on the border of Saudi Arabia and war-torn Yemen are in danger following the bombing of the area a few days ago by Yemeni rebels.
Presidential Communications Undersecretary Manuel Quezon 3rd made the statement in reaction to reports that some 5,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Najran are now seeking government assistance for repatriation after a Philippine community office near the southern border of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was hit by rebel bombs on January 5.
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