MANILA, Feb. 19 -- Fourteen more Filipinos have evacuated from the Gaza Strip to Cairo in Egypt through the Rafah border, the Philippine Embassy in Egypt said Sunday.

The embassy reported that the Filipinos, along with two Palestinians, crossed the border on Feb. 17.

"This latest batch of repatriates is scheduled to leave Cairo on February 20, 2024 and will arrive in Manila on 21 February 2024," the embassy said in a public advisory.

Meanwhile, a 63-year-old Catholic nun from the Missionaries of Charity is the only Filipino remaining in Gaza, Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega earlier said.

She chose to stay behind, refusing evacuation since the attacks started as their church served as a refuge for the peopl...