The Philippines is open to accepting war refugees who took flight from their conflict-torn countries in the Middle East, provided that it will be under the framework of the United Nations convention on refugees, the Department of Foreign Affairs spokesman Charles Jose said on Wednesday.
Jose said in a press briefing that the Philippines, as a signatory to the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, is committed to extend a hand to war refugees.
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