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150 OFWs coming home from Lebanon
MANILA, Philippines -- Almost 150 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), including runaways and those jailed for minor offenses, will be repatriated from Lebanon after the Philippine reached an amnesty agreement of sorts with the Middle East country.
DoLE keeps close eye on Lebanon as tensions mount
MANILA, Philippines -- Amid mounting tensions between the Lebanese government and Hezbollah-led protesters, the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) is keeping a close eye on the estimated 15,000 to 20,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) there in case their evacuation might be necessary.
Gov’t looking at renewed Lebanon evacuation
MANILA, Philippines -- The government is studying the possibility of resuming the evacuation of Filipino workers in Lebanon if civil unrest in the strife-torn Middle East country worsens, an official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday.
Runaway maids in Beirut seek gov’t help
MANILA–While the clock ticked toward the New Year, more than 100 Filipino domestic helpers sought refuge at the Philippine Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, awaiting their transfer to the Lebanese Emigration Detention Center where their cases will be heard.
No celebrations for Filipinos in Lebanon
THEY have gone through a war and are now living amid renewed political tensions, but Filipinos in Lebanon are still able to think beyond their own plight.