05 March 2014 – Thirty-seven (37) Filipinos from Syria will arrive in Manila on Friday, March 07 at 4:00 p.m., on board Emirates Airlines flight EK 332.

Upon their arrival, the number of Filipinos repatriated from war-torn Syria will reach 5,249. Of that number, 2,222 were repatriated via Lebanon, with the assistance of the Philippine Embasy in Beirut.

The airfare of this latest batch of repatriates was shouldered by the International Organization for Migration.

The Philippine Embassy in Damascus continues to remind the Filipino community in Syria to avail of the Philippine Government’s Mandatory Repatriation Program (MRP). It also sought the help of individual members in informing other Filipinos in Syria, especially in the Damscus area, of the MRP.

The Department of Foreign Affairs continues to appeal all Filipinos who are still in Syria to seek immediate repatriation. For assistance they may call the Embassy in Damascus at 00963-11-6132626, 0963-949155557, 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