Sixty-three Filipinos are set to return to the Philippines from Haiti amidst the ongoing intense fighting and gang violence, according to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).

In a joint statement released on Sunday, March 17, DMW and DFA said the repatriation comes after Alert Level 3 or the voluntary repatriation was raised in the Caribbean country.

"The DFA, DMW, and OWWA are now looking to charter a flight for the 63 Filipinos since no flights are coming out of Haiti, and land travel to the capital Port-au-Prince is also discouraged," the agencies said.

The said planned repatriation is being coordinated with Philippine Honorary Consul General in Haiti Fitzgerald Oliver James Brandt and Filipino community leader Bernadette Villagracia.

According to the agencies, a total of 115 Filipinos are staying in Haiti, but there is no confirmation yet on "whether or not the rest [of Filipinos] will agree to be repatriated."

No injuries or fatalities among Filipinos in Haiti were reported, DMW and DFA said.

In a report by Reuters published on March 15, heavily armed gangs, led by leader Jimmy 'Barbecue' Cherizier, took over Haiti's capital and attacked the police and neighborhood.