10 April 2015 – One hundred fifty (150) Filipino repatriates from Yemen flew out of Riyadh today and will arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Manila tomorrow, April 11, in two batches – one via Philippine Airlines, the other via Cebu Pacific.

The first batch composed of fifty (50) repatriates will arrive at 10:05 a.m. on board PR655, while the second batch composed of one hundred (100) repatriates will arrive at 3:40 p.m. on board 5J741.

This is the second group of Filipinos evacuated from Yemen to arrive in Manila, while more  are expected to return to the country in the coming weeks. Representatives from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration will be present at the airport to provide assistance and briefings to the repatriates.

At present, 413 Filipinos have been evacuated out of Yemen.  Tomorrow's arrivals will bring the total number of Filipinos who returned to the Philippines to 246. Meanwhile, an estimated 458 Filipinos still remain in Yemen.

One again, the DFA reiterates its call to all Filipinos remaining in Yemen to return to the Philippines as soon as they possible. The DFA advises our kababayans to immediately get in touch with the Crisis Management Team (CMT) currenly deployed in Yemen to register for repatriation. The CMT can be contacted through telephone numbers +967 73 019 4165, +967 73 742 6292, +967 73 384 4958, and +967 73 845 1828, and via e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. END