Stranded Pinays: updates

We still have not heard of any developments regarding the situation of our kababayans in the south who were stranded there (read post here). There is an ongoing discussion at Siampinoy on this under the topic "Stranded pinays in Thailand, need help badly". Not much detail is known except that they have been advised to contact the Philippine Embassy in Bangkok as they can help pinoys when in need of help, esp on matters similar to their situation. But it seems they are hesitant to contact the embassy. So how can they be helped? It is hoped that they will take the courage to do that because the more they delay things, the more difficult their situation becomes.

Stranded Pinays

Somebody at siampinoy.net forum posted the news about 2 Pinays stranded in Songkhla, south of Thailand. They were in Malaysia where they had some visa problems so they came to Thailand. The complete post can be found here, including the subsequent discussions and suggestions on how to help them. The best action is to refer this to the Philippine Embassy in Bangkok. However, Songkhla is more than 1,000 km from Bangkok. It's good fellow Pinoys in the south are helping them with their day to day, and even ready to raise funds to help them pay their overstaying penalty fees to Thailand as well as air ticket back to the Philippines. Such is the good heart shown by our kababayans over there. Here is hoping that help will come soon for them.