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PH to deploy team to help quake-hit Pinoys in Syria

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Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News 

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="A man prays for his relatives at a mass grave area following a major earthquake in Baris village near Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras, Turkey on Feb. 10, 2023. Sedat Suna, EPA-EFE" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/overseas/02/11/20230210-turkey-quake-grave-epa-1.jpg"/><figcaption>A man prays for his relatives at a mass grave area following a major earthquake in Baris village near Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras, Turkey on Feb. 10, 2023. <em>Sedat Suna, EPA-EFE</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - The Philippines will deploy a contingent composed of 6 personnel to Syria through Damascus to help Filipinos and others affected by the strong quake there, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday. </p><p>&quot;May six-man team na pupunta, na Filipino... sa area na &#x27;yon galing Damascus para bigyan ang anumang kailangan nila na tulong. At least walang casualty doon sa Syria,&quot; Undersecretary Eduardo Jose De Vega said during a televised briefing. </p><p>Last week the Philippines deployed a team of disaster response specialists and healthcare workers to Turkey after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria last </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/02/13/23/death-toll-tops-35000-in-turkey-syria-quake">Death toll rises above 35,000 in Turkey, Syria quake</a></li></ul><p>At least 2 Filipinos were confirmed killed in the quake while a third Filipino remains missing. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2460735" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/14/23/pinay-na-naligtas-sa-lindol-sa-turkey-nakalabas-na-ng-icu">Pinay na naligtas sa lindol sa Turkey, nakalabas na ng ICU</a></li></ul><p>De Vega did not mention who will join the six-man team to be deployed to Syria. ABS-CBN News has sought additional details from the DFA on this matter but it has yet to respond.</p><p>A total of 248 Filipinos were so far affected by the strong quake in Turkey, while some 60 were in Syria, De Vega said. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/10/23/2-filipinos-killed-in-turkey-quake">2 Filipinos killed in Turkey quake</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/14/23/pinay-na-naligtas-sa-lindol-sa-turkey-nakalabas-na-ng-icu">Pinay na naligtas sa lindol sa Turkey, nakalabas na ng ICU</a></li></ul><p>Officials and medics said 31,643 people had died in Turkey and 3,581 in Syria from last Monday&#x27;s 7.8-magnitude tremor, bringing the confirmed total to 35,224.</p><div><br/><strong>- with a report from Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

A total of 248 Filipinos were so far affected by the strong quake in Turkey, while some 60 were in Syria, De Vega said. 

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PH to deploy team to help quake-hit Pinoys in Syria

Job Manahan,

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Published Feb 14, 2023 02:45 PM PHT

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