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00:00Meanwhile, let's update on the situation of our countrymen in the midst of tensions in Israel and Lebanon.
00:06Let's talk to DFA Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega.
00:09Good morning and welcome to Balitang Hali. This is Connie Sison.
00:14Good morning, Ms. Connie.
00:15How is the situation of our countrymen in the midst of tensions in Israel and Lebanon?
00:21Well, most of us still don't want to go home.
00:24We already have planned commercial flights.
00:27We are planning to go home in various flights this month.
00:33Now, what our ambassador is doing is helping the Filipinos.
00:38This is his report from the morning.
00:41In the afternoon at the church, there were a lot of Filipinos.
00:45I asked them how they are doing.
00:47They said they are not afraid.
00:49They are going about their daily activities like it was an ordinary Sunday.
00:54They are already used to it.
00:56The reason why it's good for the Filipinos to go home,
01:02what we see in the international status,
01:06those are specific targets.
01:08The entry of Israeli soldiers or forces,
01:12that's Southern Lebanon.
01:14There are a lot of transporters there.
01:16They have several targets.
01:18These are not the targets of Israel and Lebanon.
01:21These are the targets of the Spaniards and the Spaniards of Lebanon.
01:25Secondly, the attacks, the lethal attacks,
01:29they have specific targets.
01:31They want to kill people, maybe the Spaniards and the Spaniards.
01:35That's why the Filipinos there, 90 percent,
01:39are still not responding to our call for their voluntary repatriation.
01:48However, we are still arranging for them to go home.
01:52We have a goal for them to go home.
01:57The problem is, the government of Lebanon is still functioning.
02:01The war is not over yet.
02:04There is no peace in over there.
02:06That's why we are not doing the mandatory.
02:09The problem is, those who want to go home,
02:11they have their own documents.
02:14That's why they have been calling for their exile for a long time.
02:18Although, because of our repeated visits there,
02:23the government of Lebanon promised to release them.
02:28That's why now, there are commercial types that are being paid.
02:34That's what we are discussing.
02:36The government of Lebanon is trying to charge a false flag
02:42if they want many people to go home.
02:44So right now, there is a pending request.
02:47How many Filipinos are on the list from Israel and Lebanon
02:52that signified that they want to be repatriated?
02:55Okay, in Lebanon itself,
02:58right now, there are 300 Filipinos who want to go home.
03:04Almost half of them have their exiles.
03:08So, we have 148 registered to go home.
03:13I'm looking at 11,000.
03:1510,000 to 11,000 monthly visits in Lebanon.
03:18In Israel, starting last year, many went home.
03:21About 500-600 went home.
03:25By the way, today is the anniversary of Hamas occupation in Israel.
03:31Yes, that's right.
03:32When Israel arrived in Gaza,
03:34this is where the whole problem in the Middle East region started.
03:38So, as the Secretary-General,
03:41I just want to say that we are worried about Israel.
03:46We are not afraid of this.
03:50There are Filipinos who died.
03:52But in the meantime, we will also call for everyone to follow
03:56the international law,
04:00and we will escalate the tensions.
04:02Because there are so many Filipinos in the region,
04:04we don't want them to go home.
04:06In Israel, no one wants to go home
04:09because they know that they are protected by the Israel Iron Dome.
04:15If there is an attempt to hit Israel,
04:19there is a specific military point.
04:22What the Filipinos are saying in Israel,
04:26those who don't want to go home,
04:28what are they doing?
04:30That's their home.
04:32They are Filipinos.
04:34But they are used to living in Israel and Lebanon.
04:37That's why,
04:38that's how it is.
04:40We are not afraid of the Filipinos.
04:42We understand that there are Filipinos in the region.
04:44Don't worry about us.
04:46By the way,
04:48can I give you a hotline?
04:50Go ahead, sir.
04:51If you want to call.
04:52Okay. Yousef, go ahead.
04:54You can call OWA.
04:56They have a hotline, 1348.
04:59But if you are looking for someone in Lebanon,
05:02or you are in Lebanon,
05:04and you want to call the embassy,
05:06you have two phones.
05:08This is from Lebanon.
05:10Call 70-858-086.
05:16For the embassy.
05:17And for Labor and Assay,
05:19he is the one who booked the tickets to go home.
05:22The one called Mike Edwards.
05:25Alright.
05:2679-110-729.
05:31I will repeat it.
05:3270-858-086.
05:3579-110-729.
05:40I will flash it.
05:41I will send it to you now.
05:42Yes.
05:43The advisory of the embassy.
05:48Yes, sir.
05:49So you can include it in your portfolio.
05:54Yes.
05:55Yousef, thank you very much for your time.
05:58We will try to flash it to other newscasts for our countrymen.
06:03Thank you very much.
06:04Good luck.
06:06That was Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega.
06:18Stay tuned to GMA Pinoy TV and www.gmanews.tv.