Contingency in place for 16,000 Pinoys in Guam: DFA

By ABS-CBN News, on April 10th, 2013

MANILA – A contingency plan is already in place for Filipinos in Guam amid threats from North Korea.

“Our consulate in Guam also has a contingency plan in case there is a need to repatriate our people there,” Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesman Raul Hernandez said.
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has threatened to target Guam, a heavily-armed United States Pacific Island.

Guam is four hours away by plane from Hong Kong.
The DFA said there is an estimated 16,000 Filipinos in Guam.
“The coordination in monitoring the situation in the Korean Peninsula is being done and we will only act if there is an imminent threat or attack on Guam,” Hernandez said.

Admiral Samuel Locklear, commander of US Pacific Command, already told a Senate committee that they have the capability to intercept a missile from North Korea.

Both the US and its ally, South Korea, are ready with their surveillance equipment against any missile launch from North Korea.

In South Korea, meanwhile, the situation remains calm and normal, Hernandez said.
“We still view the development in Korea and in the Korean peninsula with great concern. But we also reiterate for all stakeholders to exercise sobriety,” Hernandez said.

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