DMW, OWWA assure assistance to Filipinos in Lebanon who wish to return to PH
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00:00The Department of Migrant Workers, or DMW, and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration,
00:05or OWA, assured assistance will be provided to overseas Filipino workers, or OFWs, from
00:11Lebanon who wish to return to the country.
00:14The Embassy of the Philippines in Lebanon has been continuously urging Filipino workers
00:18there to return home amid the rising tension.
00:22DMW Secretary Hans Leo Kakdak says, at present, the government is on voluntary or patriation
00:28mode and assures that aid will be given to Filipinos whether they are documented or undocumented.
00:36We are monitoring their situation.
00:38We're talking to Filipino communities on the ground.
00:40We're bringing them to safe shelter, and speaking of shelter, we have a shelter ready for them.
00:46And then, of course, may crisis plan tayo.
00:49We're all set.
00:50We're all ready.
00:51We're prepared, you know, in terms of our crisis management plans.
00:54Hopefully, the situation doesn't get worse.
00:57But we are ready in case the situation gets worse.