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At least 60 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have relayed to Philippine officials their interest in being repatriated from Syria.
The country’s flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) on Thursday expressed readiness and willingness to help in the repatriation of Filipinos trapped in strife-torn Syria — a move welcomed by Malacañang.
The Philippine government is considering Damascus and Aleppo in Syria as relatively secure areas where Filipinos seeking repatriation can be picked up and brought to Manila.
Philippine officials in Syria and the Department of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday announced hotlines for Filipinos in Syria and their families amid the violence and tension there.
Concerned over the escalating violence in Syria, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday raised the crisis alert level in that country to “3″ and urged Filipinos there to leave immediately.
The Philippines on Monday expressed “grave concern” over the escalating violence in Syria, where about 17,000 Filipinos are living and working.
At least three Filipinos in Syria were repatriated by their employer amid the political tension there, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Saturday.
Malacañang continues to closely monitor the situation in Syria to make sure Filipinos in the tension-plagued country are not affected by the violent incidents there.
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