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Russia frees 24 Filipinos after Marcos talks with Putin
AP News • • general
Key Points:
- Russia has released 24 Filipinos who were detained without charges in Irkutsk, Siberia, following Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s intervention during a meeting with President Vladimir Putin.
- The detainees, held for approximately nine months possibly due to immigration violations linked to illegal job recruitment, are scheduled to arrive in Manila in two flights early Sunday.
- Marcos raised the issue during the ASEAN-Russia summit in Kazan, where he also commemorated 35 years of ASEAN-Russia diplomatic relations and held a bilateral meeting with Putin.
- Putin assured Marcos that the Filipinos had not been charged with any wrongdoing and promised to resolve the situation, leading to their swift release and deportation.
- Approximately 15,000 Filipinos live and work in Russia, with the Philippine government actively monitoring their welfare amid complex geopolitical relations.
