The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has once again urged Filipinos to leave Lebanon before the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel gets worse.
The government is continuing its voluntary repatriation, according to DMW OIC-Undersecretary for Foreign Employment and Welfare Services Felicitas Bay.
“Diri-diretso po iyong voluntary repatriation. Again this is a call for all Filipinos not only OFWs but for Filipinos in Lebanon to heed the call of [the] government for voluntary repatriation,” Bay said in a news forum over the weekend.
“Kaya po hinihikayat natin huwag na po nating hintayin na mas lalong lumala iyong situation,” she added.
There are more than 11,000 Filipinos with their dependents in Lebanon.
Registration is ongoing for those who wish to return home.
About 1,100 individuals have expressed their intent to be repatriated.IMT
