14 April 2014 - The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced that sixteen (16) Filipinos from Syria will arrive today, April 14 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on board Emirates Airlines flight number EK-332 from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Flight EK-332 is scheduled to arrive at 1555H (3:55 p.m.).

This brings the total number of Filipinos repatriated from war-torn Syria to 5,290. Of this number, two thousand two hundred sixty two (2,262) were done through Lebanon, with the cooperation, assistance and support of Philippine Embassy in Beirut.

The airline tickets of this batch of Filipino repatriates were shouldered by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Damascus.

The Philippine Embassy in Damascus continues to remind the Filipino community in Syria to avail of the Philippine Government’s Mandatory Repatriation Program (MRP) and to seek their help in informing other Filipinos in Syria, especially in the Damascus area, of the MRP.

The Department of Foreign Affairs also continues to appeal to all Filipinos who are still in Syria to seek immediate repatriation. For assistance, they may call the Embassy in Damascus at 00963-11-6132626, 00963-949155557, and 00963-934957926 or send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
 

The families of Filipinos in Syria may also provide the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) with up-to-date information regarding their next-of-kin’s present location and contact details in Syria. Those who wish to do so may call the Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs (OUMWA) at (02) 834-3240 or 834-4583 or the DFA’s 24-hour Action Center at (02) 834-3333. END