PASAY CITY, Philippines, March 9 -- The Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs issued the following news release:

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Update on the 78 Overseas Filipinos Detained in Hpa-An, Myanmar

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), through the Philippine Embassy in Yangon, is monitoring and addressing the case of 78 Overseas Filipinos (OFs) from a scam compound in Myawaddy, now detained in Hpa-An, Kayin State, for immigration violations in Myanmar.