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No Filipinos were reported hurt after the recent Israeli strikes in Lebanon , according to the Department of Foreign Affairs on Monday.“Wala pang nasasaktan dahil sa nangyayari ,” DFA Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega said in an interview on Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon.Asked how many Filipinos were affected by the rising tension in Lebanon , De Vega said there are around 100 Filipinos who live near the border where Israeli and Hezbollah forces have clashed.
Yung mga yan, may mga isang daang Pilipino ang estimate ng embahada at nananawagan sila na lumipat although depende rin yan sa amo nila,” he added.There are around 12,000 Filipinos across Lebanon, according to De Vega.A total of 356 Filipinos have been repatriated while over 700 are still awaiting repatriation pending their exit clearance, according to the DFA.
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