Gov’t repatriation problems grow as Syria falls into crisis By Aytch S. de la Cruz 03/20/2011

.Gov’t repatriation problems grow as Syria falls into crisis

By Aytch S. de la Cruz 03/20/2011

Malacañang said it will rely on the “hands on” approach of acting Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario to address the plight of many overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) scattered in different Middle Eastern territories whose lives remain in peril as a result of the spread of unrest in the region, primarily in Libya and lately in Syria, on top of the worsening Japan crisis.

Deputy presidential spokesman Abigail Valte said the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is already in contact with the Philippine Embassy in Damascus to possibly draw up contingency measures for Filipinos who might be affected by the growing Syrian tension.

Reports circulated by international media have indicated that Syrians also took the same path as their neighbors by staging similar loud protests against their authoritarian government, hoping it would result in having their political freedom restored.... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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