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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. holds a Zoom meeting during the ASEAN Summit in Lao PDR on October 9, 2024 to urge government agencies to prepare for the safe return of Filipinos caught in the conflict in Lebanon. Handout/Presidential Communications Office

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. holds a Zoom meeting during the ASEAN Summit in Lao PDR on October 9, 2024 to urge government agencies to prepare for the safe return of Filipinos caught in the conflict in Lebanon.

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MARCOS JR

Katrina Domingo

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<div><span data-teams="true" id="isPasted"><span dir="ltr"></span></span></div><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/1728466629720462485305_947701674049226_7515596127309402895_n.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. holds a Zoom meeting during the ASEAN Summit in Lao PDR on October 9, 2024 to urge government agencies to prepare for the safe return of Filipinos caught in the conflict in Lebanon. Handout/Presidential Communications Office"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. holds a Zoom meeting during the ASEAN Summit in Lao PDR on October 9, 2024 to urge government agencies to prepare for the safe return of Filipinos caught in the conflict in Lebanon. <em>Handout/Presidential Communications Office</em></span></span></span>VIENTIANE — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says the Philippine government has yet to order the mandatory repatriation of Filipinos from Lebanon, saying that he leaves it up to Philippine officials in the Middle East to make that call. </div><p>Marcos Jr. gave the clarification hours after he called a virtual conference with his Cabinet members on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit here. </p><p>“Hindi pa, [alert level] three pa lang,” the President told reporters, referring to the code for a voluntary repatriation. </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/10/8/war-piles-yet-more-trauma-on-lebanon-s-exhausted-people-1938" id="isPasted">READ: War piles yet more trauma on Lebanon&#x27;s exhausted people</a></div><p>“It depends on the situation there, and the ones who will assess that will be our DFA (Department of Foreign Affairs) in our embassy,” he said. </p><p>Marcos Jr. said he has been closely monitoring tensions in the Middle East as Israeli Defense Forces and militant group Hezbollah continue their skirmishes in the southern part of Beirut. </p><p>“I asked to speak to all the concerned agencies para malaman kung paano natin iuuwi ang mga Pinoy na naipit ngayon sa Lebanon,” he said. </p><p>“Basically, we are just putting the plans together how we will bring them back home as quickly as possible,” he added.</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">READ: Marcos orders evacuation of Filipinos from Lebanon ‘by whatever means necessary’</a> </div><p>Ship owners operating in the Philippines have also been told to avoid sea routes that may be hit by warring factions in the Middle East, he said. </p><p>The President’s directive comes a few days after Israeli warplanes launched over 30 air raids on the southern part of the Lebanese capital. </p><div><a class="fr-strong fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/29/ofws-in-lebanon-call-for-immediate-repatriation-amid-rising-tensions-2323" id="isPasted">READ: OFWs in Lebanon call for immediate repatriation amid rising tensions</a></div><p>As of October 8, the Philippine Embassy in Beirut has received 1,721 applications for repatriation, with 511 already repatriated and 171 ready for repatriation, according to data from the Presidential Communications Office (PCO). </p><p>So far, the Philippines has neither listed any deaths of injuries among Filipinos in Lebanon. </p><p>In October 2023, the Philippines raised the alert level in Lebanon to level 3, which initiated the voluntary repatriation of Filipino nationals.</p><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/1a_XR-Hpimc?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says the Philippine government has yet to order the mandatory repatriation of Filipinos from Lebanon, saying that he leaves it up to Philippine officials in the Middle East to make that call.</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says the Philippine government has yet to order the mandatory repatriation of Filipinos from Lebanon, saying that he leaves it up to Philippine officials in the Middle East to make that call.

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PH yet to order mandatory repatriation for Filipinos in Lebanon: Marcos Jr.

Katrina Domingo,

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Published Oct 09, 2024 05:39 PM PHT

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