TEN months after Israel launched war against Hamas and Hezbollah, only 356 among 11,000 Filipino workers left Lebanon despite the Philippine government’s offer to repatriate them all for free.
The Israeli Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept an attack from Lebanon over the Galilee region as seen from the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. The Department of Foreign Affairs and the Philippine Embassy in Beirut are urging the 11,000 OFWs in Lebanon to leave immediately while the international airport is still open. The DFA has been telling the OFWs to leave Lebanon since Israel launched a war on Hamas last October 2023.
Philippine Ambassador to Beirut Raymond Balatbat reported to the DFA that “the situation is still tense and there is uncertainty as locals and foreigners alike await the unfolding of future events.” “We are highlighting the fact that safety of those who stay is not guaranteed,” De Vega told BusinessMirror.
The Philippine Embassy is still continuing the census of the Filipinos in Lebanon as many have come to work there illegally. Lebanese immigration officials told the Embassy that their estimates of FIlipino workers in Lebanon is around 11,000. But there may still be OFWs working in southern Lebanon such as in Nabatiyeh City, Tyre and Sidon which were recently hit by Israel missile attacks.
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