The Philippines has welcomed eight Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh and Myanmar, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday.

Since the Philippines adopted the United Nations-backed Complementary Pathways (CPath) Program in 2019, the country has hosted around 30 Rohingya refugees.

The new batch arrived in Manila on July 3, the DFA said in a statement.

"The program offers selected Rohingya refugees displaced in Southeast Asia a safe, regulated avenue for admission and stay in the Philippines through education," the DFA said. DMS