MANILA: Two overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have been killed by their employer in Lebanon, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed on Tuesday (April 21).
The OFWs, who worked as domestic helpers, were held hostage and later killed on April 15.
“The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has extended assistance to the families of two Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who were killed by their employer during a hostage incident in Beirut, Lebanon on 15 April 2026,” DMW said in a statement.
“The victims, both long-time household service workers in the residence, were fatally shot during the incident,” it added.
According to the DMW, the employer has since been arrested and is now in police custody.
Following the killings, DMW officials are set to visit the victims’ families, who will receive support from the government.
The DMW is also working with the Philippine Embassy in Lebanon and Lebanese authorities to monitor the investigation and the filing of charges. - Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN
