MANILA (Mindanao Examiner / Aug. 17, 2014) – At least 776 Filipino workers in war-torn Libya have recently arrived safely in Manila as the government continues its effort to bring as many Filipinos out of there.
“Ikinalulugod naming ibahagi ang ulat ng Department of Foreign Affairs hinggil sa maayos na pagbabalik ng 766 na Pilipino mula sa Libya,” a government spokesman Herminio Coloma, Jr said.
Coloma said the repatriated Filipinos where first brought to Malta via chartered ship, then flown to Manila via Philippine Airlines through the cooperation of the DFA, the Department of Labor and Employment and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration.
He said the government is committed in bringing home Filipinos from Libya as the heavy fighting between rival militias continues. He said the government continues to urge Filipinos in Libya as well as their relatives in the country to coordinate with authorities to bring them home safely.
“Nananawagan muli ang pamahalaan sa lahat ng mga Pilipino na nananatili sa Libya na makipag-ugnayan sa embahada sa Tripoli at magparehistro na para matulungang makabalik sa bansa sa lalong madaling panahon,” Coloma said.
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