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MANILA, Philippines – At least 181 Filipinos were safely removed from strife-torn Libya into Tunisia, the Philippine embassy in Tripoli said in a press statement on Saturday, April 18, 2015.
They returned to the Philippines via Tunis International Airport. “The repatriates are scheduled to arrive in Manila this week in several batches,” the DFA said in a statement.
47 arrived on April 17, 76 arrived on April 18, while another 58 will arrive on Sunday, April 19.
This will bring the total number of Filipinos repatriated from Libya to 4,812.
The embassy in Tripoli encourages remaining Filipinos in Libya to avail of the Philippine government’s repatriation offer.
Another 20 Filipinos working in Yemen arrived on April 18. As of this posting, there have been 468 Filipinos repatriated from Yemen. (READ: 80 OFWs return from strife-torn Yemen)
Other Filipinos in Libya who wish to return home can contact the Philippine embassy through the following numbers +218927471949, +218916155264, and +218916656134.
Filipinos in Yemen can contact the Crisis Management Team led by Philippine Ambassador Ezzedin Tago through the following numbers: +967730194165, +967737426292, +967733844958, and +967738451828 and via e-mail to cmt-sanaa@riyadhpe.com. – Rappler.com
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