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DMW: 290 Filipinos repatriated from Lebanon

Ched Rick Gatchalian

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1729919386222464378216_857169039916896_324814758340401905_n.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">A total of 290 Filipinos were repatriated from Lebanon through chartered flight. <em>Facebook/Department of Migrant Workers</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — A total of 290 Filipinos were successfully repatriated from Lebanon via a chartered flight on Friday, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) announced Saturday.</p><p>The plane carrying the returning 233 OFWs, 13 dependents, 21 overseas Filipinos and their 23 dependents took off Lebanon at 2 p.m. (Beirut time).</p><p>They landed at NAIA Terminal 1 in Pasay City at 3:03 p.m. accompanied by MWO Attaché to Alkhobar, Hector B. Cruz, Jr. from Beirut to Manila.</p><p>To ensure the safety of the repatriates, the chartered flight was arranged by DMW, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), and the Philippine Embassy in Ankara, Turkiye.</p><p>&quot;The Philippine Embassy and the Migrant Workers Office (MWO) in Lebanon work hand-in-hand with the host government to facilitate travel documents for Filipinos to join this flight,” Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Cacdac said.</p><p>The repatriation of this batch brings to a total of 903 OFWs and 47 dependents from Lebanon who have been repatriated through the government’s voluntary repatriation program.</p><p>Amid the rising tension in the Middle East, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recently ordered the evacuation of Filipinos in Lebanon “by whatever means.</p><p>A migrant workers&#x27; organizations locally and in the Middle East has echoed the same call of urgent evacuation of Filipinos from Lebanon, citing the need to arrange chartered flights instead of awaiting available commercial flights.</p><p>According to DMW, the anticipated arrival of 290 Filipinos today will bring the total of repatriated OFWs to 903 and evacuated dependents to 47 since October 2023.</p><p>Meanwhile, the 69 Filipinos staying in Beirut shelters are receiving food and support from MWO.</p><p>“We stand ready to assist those who are willing to be repatriated. We are encouraging OFWs to avail of the voluntary repatriation program. And sa pag-uwi nila, a whole-of-government approach ang nakahanda, as directed by the President, with unprecedented financial assistance and other forms of support,&quot; Cacdac added.</p><p>Through DMW&#x27;s AKSYON Fund, the department will provide a financial aid of P75,000 to all repatriates, aside from additional P75,000 from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) and P20,000 from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).</p><p>The DOH, on its part, will provide free medical consultation and psychological first aid to repatriates.</p><p>The DMW will also help them establish livelihood and search opportunities through its National Reintegration Center for OFWs.</p><p>Under Alert Level 3, repatriation is a voluntary choice for Filipinos.</p><p>Cacdac previously bared that out of 514 Filipinos who volunteered to be repatriated, 264 already have plane tickets, while another 250 are waiting for the release of their exit clearances from the Lebanese government.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/9/marcos-orders-evacuation-of-filipinos-from-lebanon-by-whatever-means-necessary-1545">Marcos orders evacuation of Filipinos from Lebanon ‘by whatever means necessary’</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/9/migrant-workers-group-pushes-for-mandatory-repatriation-of-ofws-in-lebanon-1858">Migrant workers&#x27; group pushes for mandatory repatriation of OFWs in Lebanon</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/16/more-than-500-filipinos-set-to-return-from-lebanon-soon-dmw-1604">More than 500 Filipinos set to return from Lebanon soon: DMW</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1HZ7I7Ib7S0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>A total of 290 Filipinos were successfully repatriated from Lebanon via chartered flight on Friday, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) announced Saturday.</p>

A total of 290 Filipinos were successfully repatriated from Lebanon via chartered flight on Friday, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) announced Saturday.

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DMW: 290 Filipinos repatriated from Lebanon through chartered flight

Ched Rick Gatchalian,

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Published October 26, 2024 01:16 PM PHT

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Updated October 26, 2024 04:59 PM PHT

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