Filipinos in Lebanon urged to leave while Beirut airport is open


MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Sunday (Oct 22) advised Filipinos in Lebanon to consider leaving and avail themselves of the government’s repatriation programme while the airport in Beirut was still open.

“Due to the heightened tension in the southern border of Lebanon, the Philippine Embassy calls for the voluntary repatriation of Filipino nationals,” the Philippine Embassy in Beirut said in an advisory.

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