Twenty-four Filipinos released from detention in Russia are traveling back to the Philippines and are expected to arrive in Manila on Sunday, June 21, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) says. The PCO, through Acting Secretary Dave Gomez, states that the group is en route and will fly into the country in two batches from Bangkok. Gomez says the first batch of six passengers is aboard flight PR 737, arriving at 12:05 a.m., while the second batch of 18 passengers is aboard flight PR 733, arriving at 4:05 a.m. The sources describe the Filipinos as having been detained in Russia for nine months before their release. GMA News Online and Inquirer.net both report the same scheduled arrival date and that the departures and arrivals are coordinated through flights passing through Bangkok. The reports also align on the total number of released detainees and the expectation that they will return to the Philippines on the same day.
24 Filipinos freed from Russian detention expected to arrive in Manila June 21
Twenty-four Filipinos released from detention in Russia are traveling back to the Philippines and are expected to arrive in Manila on Sunday, June 21, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) says...
- Twenty-four Filipinos released from detention in Russia are returning to the Philippines.
- They are expected to arrive in Manila on Sunday, June 21.
- The PCO says the group will depart Bangkok and arrive in two batches.
- First batch: six Filipinos on flight PR 737 arriving 12:05 a.m.
- Second batch: 18 Filipinos on flight PR 733 arriving 4:05 a.m.
Twenty-four Filipinos who were released from detention in Russia are en route to the Philippines and are expected to arrive on Sunday, June 21, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said on Saturday.
2 months agoMANILA, Philippines — The 24 Filipinos who had been detained in Russia for nine months are scheduled to arrive in Manila early Sunday, June 21, according to Presidential Communications Office Acting Secretary Dave Gomez. In a message sent to reporters, Gomez said, “The 24 will be arriving from Bangkok in two batches on June 21.” According to Gomez, the first batch of six Filipinos are aboard flight PR 737 and will arrive at 12:05 a.m., while 18 others will arrive on Flight PR 733 at 4:05 a.m. The planes of the two batches of Filipinos will land at Ninoy Aquino […]...Keep on reading: 24 Filipinos freed from 9-month detention in Russia to arrive Sunday
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