Ukraine will be seeking manpower support from the Philippines in rebuilding its communities devastated in their ongoing war with Russia. Denys Mykhailiuk, Chargé d'Affaires of the Ukrainian Embassy in Malaysia that has jurisdiction over the Philippines, said Wednesday Kiev is looking at tapping the country's labor force as it prepares to rebuild territories that have already been liberated from Russian forces. Mykhailiuk, who has been in Manila since Sunday for a four-day visit, said he will discuss with Philippine officials Ukraine's need for Filipino manpower "because this reconstruction effort will need a significant increase in labor." "Hardworking Filipinos will be very welcomed there," he said in a press conference in Manila. Mykhailiuk said Filipino investors, especially those in the construction industry, will also be welcome to venture into Ukraine as he sees an "enormous room" for improvement of the two countries' relations—which he has the "will" to achieve. In fact, he added, "Ukraine is relatively safe for business now" as there are only 15 percent Russian-occupied territories left that are not yet liberated by Ukrainian troops. "So the role of my ministry, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and my colleagues here in the Department of Foreign Affairs, is to track these...to swap these areas and to track and to bring people from the real sector of the economy," he said.