35 Filipinos to Return Home from Syria

Thirty-five (35) Filipinos from Syria, who availed of the Mandatory Repatriation Program (MRP), will arrive at 3:10 p.m. on November 06 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on board Qatar Airways flight number QR-926.

The arrival of this batch brings the total number of Filipinos repatriated from war-torn Syria to 5,528. Of this number, 2,501 were repatriated through Lebanon, with the cooperation, assistance and support of the Philippine Embassy in Beirut.

The repatriates will travel by land from Damascus to Beirut on November 05. They will then be assisted by Philippine Embassy in Beirut during their transit at the Lebanese Masna’a border. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Damascus shouldered their airfare. They will undergo pre-departure briefing and medical check-up prior to their travel to Manila.

The Philippine Embassy in Damascus continues to coordinate with the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates for the issuance of exit visas for Filipino workers who are currently sheltered at the Halfway Quarters.

With the MRP still in place, the Philippine Embassy is calling on the next-of-kin of Filipino workers who are still in Syria to get in touch with the Embassy and provide information on their family member’s whereabouts so that immediate assistance can be extended to them. The Embassy may be reached through the following contact details: 00963-11-6132626, 00963-949155557, 00963-934957926, email: damascuspe@gmail.com.

Source: www.dfa.gov.ph, PCOO

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