03 August 2014 – Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert F. del Rosario met yesterday, August 02, with 50 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) ready to be repatriated from Libya. This current batch of Filipino evacuees crossed the Tunisian border of Ras Ajdir at midnight of August 01. They were transported to the Island of Djerba, over 120 kilometers from the border, where they are being temporarily hosteled, while awaiting their flights to Manila on Monday.

Secretary Del Rosario, in noting that the batch was the last to cross the border before it closed, lauded the workers for their good and timely decision to avail of the current mandatory repatriation program of the Philippine Government, and reiterated his call for them to continue to convince their friends and co-workers who are still in Libya to likewise avail of the said program.  

The Secretary provided updates on the ongoing evacuation by land routes and the efforts of the Government to initiate repatriation by sea at the soonest possible time. He conveyed that a vessel has been identified to secure Filipinos safely from Benghazi and Misrata, to be ferried to Malta for their onward flights to the Philippines. 

During the meeting, the Secretary listened to the specific concerns of the workers and provided assurance that necessary coordination with relevant agencies would be undertaken to effectively address the same. 

To date, the Philippine Embassy in Tripoli has repatriated 831 Filipinos from Libya. 

The DFA is appealing with urgency to those who have not made the decision to be repatriated to please consider doing so as the avenues of repatriation are quickly diminishing.

Meanwhile, the Philippine Embassy in Tripoli may be reached at:

Embassy of the Philippines
KM 7 Gargaresh Road, Abu Nawas
P.O. Box 12508, Tripoli, Libya
Telephone numbers (00218) 918-244-208 
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The DFA also put up 24-hour hotlines numbers (02) 552-7105 / (02) 834-4685 for families who have questions and concerns about the condition of their relatives in Libya. The DFA may also be reached via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. END