Perez advised Filipinos in Taiwan to remain indoors after work and avoid being in public places after two overseas Filipino workers were injured there by Taiwanese nationals. Philippine officials, however, are already attending to the needs of the two Filipino victims.
Perez told ANC news regarding the details of the two attacks in Taiwan.
“The first victim, we have a video report in the office. The second one was hit by a baseball bat in the face,” Perez told ANC.
He said the first victim was identified as a certain Danilo Paterla. The second victim, supposedly hit by teenagers who have been victimizing other foreigners in the past, has yet to be named. - a report from ABS-CBN and ANC news
Malacanang has already sent its apologies, although the Taiwan government still wants more sanctions. Earlier, a report revealed that Taiwan dispatched four coastguard ships and a Lafayette-class naval frigate (warship) to beef up patrols in waters near the Batanes areas.