DMW chief assures gov't hasn't stopped monitoring situation of Filipinos in Lebanon

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00:00Department of Migrant Workers, or DMW, Secretary Hans Leo Kakdak said the government has not

00:06stopped monitoring the situation of Filipinos in Lebanon. As early as last year, President

00:11Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. ordered the DMW and concerned agencies to look into the situation

00:18of the overseas Filipino workers, or OFWs, there. The DMW chief said a group of Filipino workers

00:25are expected to return to the country within the week.

00:30Delivering free repatriation services and on-site monitoring for the protection of OFWs.

00:36And in Lebanon, there have been around 356 returnees. In fact, there was a group of 15

00:41who arrived over the weekend. But there is another group of 45 that is set to arrive

00:48possibly later this week. They're now going through immigration authorities in Lebanon.

00:55Around 1,000 had applied, but 45 said they are ready to go home.