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MANILA – More than 300 Filipinos from Lebanon returned to the Philippines on Saturday due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Office of the President (OP) said.
The 317 returnees arrived in Manila via a special chartered flight as part of the Philippine government’s twin repatriation and goodwill missions to Lebanon.
The 2-day mission included the delivery of food supplies for the Filipino community in Lebanon, the delivery of medical supplies to Lebanese groups and hospitals, and a meeting with the leaders of the Filipino community in the Middle Eastern country.
President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the mission after his speech during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 22, his office said.
He said Filipino migrant workers are among those devastated by the pandemic, but “they continue to be at the forefront, healing, caring for others in different parts of the world.”
To date, the government has repatriated some 2,596 Filipinos to Lebanon since December 2019. More than 193,000 Filipinos have returned to the Philippines since February 2020 due to the global health crisis.
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