More than 500 Filipino nationals residing in Lebanon have expressed interest in returning to the Philippines following Manila's voluntary repatriation offer. The Philippine Embassy in Beirut is actively coordinating with Lebanese authorities to expedite the process for those seeking to leave the war-torn country.
Over 500 Filipinos still in Lebanon responded positively to Manila’s voluntary repatriation offer and are hoping to leave as soon as the Philippine Embassy can charter a plane to take them back home.
Israel in recent weeks has carried out ground incursions into parts of Lebanon in addition to air strikes, with the stated aim to go after the Iran-backed Hezbollah. As of October 14, the Department of Migrant Workers said that plane tickets have been booked for a total of 254 Filipinos in Lebanon, whose flights are scheduled from October 14 to 28.“To our knowledge, more or less 500 are seeking to go home to the Philippines,” DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac told Super Radyo dzBB in Filipino.
Netanyahu’s comments came as the United States ramped up pressure over Israel’s conduct of the wars in Lebanon and Gaza, criticizing the recent bombing of Beirut and demanding that more aid reach the Palestinian territory.
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