(Eagle News)– The first batch of Filipinos repatriated from Lebanon following US-Iran tensions over a US airstrike that killed a top Iranian military official arrived on Saturday, Jan. 25.
In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs said the the group, composed of 36 Filipinos, including one infant, was welcomed by the DFA Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs.
The DFA said before their departure from Lebanon, the adults each received financial assistance from the DFA, through the Philippine Embassy.
The repatriates represent the first batch of Filipinos who availed of the voluntary mass repatriation program after Lebanon was placed under an alert level 2.
At present, the Philippine government is implementing a mandatory repatriation for OFWs in Iran.