While repatriates have reached over 500, majority of the 11,000 Filipinos in Lebanon still opt to stay
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It’s full steam ahead for the Philippines in repatriating its nationals from Lebanon, which has been the target of recent attacks by Israel as it increases hostilities against the Hezbollah, Lebanon’s militant group allied with Palestinian group Hamas, which Israel has been at war with for over a year.
“Last night, I was even sick to my stomach and I could not sleep because of the anxiety. I was so afraid that a bomb could hit our place since I could hear explosions near us,” she said in Filipino. Forty-five OFWs and two dependents were repatriated on Thursday, October 17, the latest batch of repatriates as of posting. This brought the number of OFWs repatriated from Lebanon to 525 since the war broke out in October 2023.
“There are many newer OFWs, a younger set who are going home. But there are also veteran OFWs who just said, ‘We really just want to stay away from harm, be more safe, and be with family, first and foremost,'” said Cacdac.Arnel Sarcia, who works in vehicle maintenance, has been in Beirut for eight years. For him too, it was time to go.
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