Marcos: 'No deal yet' on Afghan refugees

By Catherine S. Valente

Jun 30, 2023 12:37 am

THE Philippines may turn down the request of the United States to temporarily host Afghan refugees in the country because there are security, legal and logistics issues involved, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Thursday.

Speaking to reporters after the launching of Cebuana Lhuillier's Kanegosyo Center in Parañaque City, Marcos said the Philippines has to be 'conscious' of these concerns.

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