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PH Embassy urges 'utmost caution' among Filipinos in US amid attacks on Asian Americans

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Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/11/03/20201103-ph-flag-washtington.jpg"/><figcaption>The Philippine Embassy in Washington D.C. <em>From the Embassy&#x27;s Facebook page</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - The Philippine Embassy in the United States has urged Filipinos there to &quot;exercise utmost caution&quot; due to a &quot;rise in attacks on Asian Americans&quot; in various states amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>&quot;Filipinos are advised to exercise utmost caution in view of these incidents,&quot; the Embassy said in the statement released Thursday (Friday in Manila).</p><p>&quot;Those who experience attacks are advised to immediately call 911 to report incidents,&quot; it said.</p><p>While the Philippine Embassy and its consulates &quot;appreciate the swift action taken... to apprehend perpetrators of these attacks,&quot; it called on US authorities to &quot;further ensure the protection of persons of Asian descent, including Filipinos.&quot;</p><p>Earlier this month, a 61-year-old Filipino was slashed on his face with a box cutter and was left bleeding inside a subway train in New York.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/09/21/elderly-pinoy-attacked-on-new-york-subway-got-no-help-from-co-passengers">Elderly Pinoy attacked in New York subway, got no help from co-passengers</a></li></ul><p>The victim, Filipino administrative assistant Noel Quintana, told ABS-CBN News that before the incident, he was just minding his business inside a busy subway train when the assailant for no reason started kicking his tote bag.</p><p>The New York City Police Department described the assailant as a 20 to 30-year-old male with black afro hair.</p><div><strong>2,800 INCIDENTS</strong></div><p>Quintana&#x27;s case is among the &quot;numerous unprovoked attacks against Asian-Americans, particularly older people&quot; committed recently, international non-governmental organization Human Rights Watch said.</p><p>&quot;Former President Donald Trump fueled anti-Asian sentiment during the COVID-19 pandemic by using discriminatory rhetoric to describe the coronavirus, and may have contributed to the racist and violent attacks across the United States,&quot; the group said in a statement published on its <a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/02/12/anti-asian-violence-us-demands-response" target="_blank">website</a>.</p><p>Around 2,800 anti-Asian hate incidents have been documented in the US between March and December 2020, the HRW said, citing a recent study.</p><p>Most of the victims are old people, it said.</p><p>While US President Joe Biden &quot;signed a memorandum denouncing the Trump administration’s discriminatory sentiments directed at the Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community,&quot; authorities should &quot;turn their attention towards this human rights issue... to combat anti-Asian violence and reimagine community safety,&quot; it said.</p><p>&quot;Federal and local agencies need to do more work with communities to combat racism,&quot; the HRW said.</p><p>&quot;The richest country in the world should not leave its most vulnerable communities to fend for themselves, especially during a major crisis.&quot;</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lzqGcP3fPn4?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>The Philippine Embassy in the United States on Thursday urged Filipinos to "exercise utmost caution" due to a "rise in attacks on Asian Americans" in various states.</p>

The Philippine Embassy in the United States on Thursday urged Filipinos to "exercise utmost caution" due to a "rise in attacks on Asian Americans" in various states.

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PH Embassy urges 'utmost caution' among Filipinos in US amid attacks on Asian Americans

Katrina Domingo,

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Published Feb 26, 2021 01:54 PM PHT

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