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Ilang Pinoy sapul ng economic crisis sa Sri Lanka; repatriation inihirit

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Reiniel Pawid, ABS-CBN News

<p>Apektado na ang ilang Pilipino sa Sri Lanka sa kinahaharap na krisis sa ekonomiya ng nasabing bansa.</p><p>Nabaon kasi sa $51 bilyon ang utang ng Sri Lanka, dahilan para maparalisa ang kanilang ekonomiya. </p><p>Nababahala tuloy sa kanilang situwasyon ang ilan sa mga Pinay na naroon.</p><p>Ayon kay Zeny Gadut, na tumatayong adviser ng Filipino community sa Sri Lanka, pahirapan na ang commodities at transportasyon.</p><p>Bukod sa taas ng presyo ng gasolina, inaabot pa ng 24 oras ang pila para lang makapagpakarga nito.</p><p>Nagkakaubusan na rin aniya ng supplies sa mga grocery.</p><p>&quot;Sa stock ng pagkain, nawawalan na po kasi sa mga food center. Wala nang laman ang shelves, maging milk wala na at ang iba pang essential items,&quot; ani Gadut.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/04/12/22/sri-lanka-defaults-on-entire-51-billion-external-debt">Sri Lanka defaults on entire $51 billion external debt</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/04/13/22/bankrupt-sri-lanka-asks-citizens-abroad-to-send-home-cash">Bankrupt Sri Lanka asks citizens abroad to send home cash</a></li></ul><p>Dahil dito, mas lumakas ang panawagan ng mga Pilipino na magkaroon ng sariling embahada ang Pilipinas sa Sri Lanka.</p><p>May konsulado umano pero Sri Lankan nationals naman ang namumuno.</p><p>Isa pa sa problema ng mga Pinoy sa Sri Lanka ang presyo ng ticket pauwi sa Pilipinas, kaya hirit nila sa gobyerno ay repatriation program.</p><p>&quot;Talagang napakamahal po, doble ang presyo. Dati 150,000 rupees, round trip na &#x27;yon, ngayon nasa 300,000 to 500,000 [rupees],&quot; ani Gadut.</p><p>Aabot sa 700 Pilipino ang nagtatrabaho at naninirahan sa Sri Lanka.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><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=2044415" 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>

Apektado na ang ilang Pilipino sa Sri Lanka sa kinahaharap na krisis sa ekonomiya ng nasabing bansa.

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Ilang Pinoy sapul ng economic crisis sa Sri Lanka; repatriation inihirit

Reiniel Pawid,

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Published May 23, 2022 01:46 PM PHT

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