The Philippines repatriated 405 distressed Filipinos, including children, from Lebanon and Kuwait, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported.
DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs Sarah Lou Arriola shared in a tweet on Thursday that 386 of the repatriates were adults and 19 were children.
According to Arriola, more OFW repatriates came from Kuwait comprising 281 individuals, while 124 OFWs came from Lebanon.
LOOK: DFA REPATRIATES 405 DISTRESSED FILIPINOS FROM LEBANON AND KUWAIT. The repatriates are composed of
386 adults & 19 children. Of the 405 returning Filipinos, 124 came from Lebanon while 281 came from Kuwait.@teddyboylocsin @DFAPHL pic.twitter.com/pjr2B7cAh8— Sarah Lou Ysmael Arriola (@slyarriola) March 31, 2022
Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis, Arriola earlier said that a total of 394 Filipinos have already been sent home from Ukraine.
The Philippine government raised ‘Crisis Alert Level 4’ in Ukraine last March 7, which resulted in a mandatory evacuation for all Filipinos living and working in the Eastern Europe country.
