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ASSISTANCE TO NATIONALS 
The Assistance-to-Nationals Section (ATN) of the Philippine Embassy is open to servicing overseas Filipino nationals in distress 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Under Republic Act 8042, distressed nationals are defined as those who have valid medical, psychological or legal assistance problems requiring treatment, hospitalization, counseling, legal representation or any other kind of intervention with the authorities in the country where they are found.

Together with the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration and the Office of the Labor Attache, the ATN Section of the Philippine Embassy, within legal means, assists Filipino nationals in the resolution of their cases and if applicable, in their repatriation to the Philippines.

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