The 20 returning Filipinos were caregivers and hotel workers in Israel.
MANILA — Around 20 overseas Filipino workers repatriated from Israel will arrive in the Philippines on Monday, October 23, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega for Migrant Workers Affairs, said Sunday.Interviewed over Teleradyo Serbisyo's "Ano'ng Ganap?" program, de Vega said, the 20 returning Filipinos were caregivers and hotel workers in Israel. There were 34 Filipinos in the first batch that the government flew home from Israel.
"Matagal na iyan na ganyan, na parating nagkukulang. Pero resilient sila. Nakakagawa sila ng paraan. Ito lang ang pinakamalaking challenge. Kung hindi mare-relax yung blockade, eh, eventually, mauubusan sila," he said.De Vega also said that the activation of its voluntary repatriation program in Lebanon is only a precaution for the 17,500 Filipinos working there.
"Ayaw natin na biglaan na kung kailan mahirap nang mag-repatriate eh saka lang tayo mananawagan," he said. He added that he does not expect the violence in parts of Gaza and of Lebanon to spill over to other countries.
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