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46 FILIPINO REPATRIATES FROM LIBYA ARRIVE IN MANILA TODAY
26 July 2014 – Forty six (46) more overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Libya will arrive in Manila today at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1.
Eleven (11) of the OFWs will arrive at 7:05 a.m. on board EK336, while 12 OFWs are set to arrive at 4:35 p.m. on board EK 332. The remaining 23 OFWs will arrive at 10:10 p.m. on board EK334.
These arrivals bring the total number of repatriated Filipinos from Libya to 579. DFA and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) representatives will meet them at the airport to brief and assist them.
While Alert Level 4 remains raised in Libya, the DFA reiterates its call to OFWs to get in touch with the Philippine Embassy in Tripoli and register for repatriation.
Filipinos can contact the Embassy through the telephone numbers (00218) 918-244-208 / (00218) 911061166, and the e-mail addresses
[email protected]; . The Embassy's address is KM 7 Gargaresh Road, Abu Nawas, P.O. Box 12508, Tripoli.
The DFA’s 24-hour hotlines are also available for families of OFWs in Libya.
Those who have questions and concerns about the conditions of their relatives in Libya can call the hotline numbers (02) 552-7105 / (02) 834-4685.
They may also send their queries by e-mail to
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13 FILIPINO REPATRIATES FROM LIBYA ARRIVE IN MANILA TODAY
25 July 2014 – Thirteen (13) overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Libya will arrive in Manila today, at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1. The first 10 OFWs are set to arrive at 4:30 p.m. on board EK332 while the three others will arrive at 10:10 p.m. on board EK334.
This brings the total number of repatriated Filipinos from Libya to 533. Representatives from the DFA and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) will be at the airport to brief and assist them.
While Libya remains under Alert Level 4, the DFA reiterates its call to OFWs to get in touch with the Philippine Embassy in Tripoli and register for repatriation.
Filipinos can contact the Embassy through the telephone numbers (00218) 918-244-208 / (00218) 911061166, and the e-mail addresses
[email protected]; . The Embassy's address is KM 7 Gargaresh Road, Abu Nawas, P.O. Box 12508, Tripoli.
The DFA’s 24-hour hotlines are also available for families of OFWs in Libya. Those who have questions and concerns about the conditions of their relatives in Libya can call the hotline numbers (02) 552-7105 / (02) 834-4685. They may also send their queries by e-mail to .