Western nations agree to help evacuate Pinoys out of Libya
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Western governments led by the United States and the United Kingdom have agreed to allow some Filipino workers to board their ships and aircraft out of strife-torn Libya to help the Philippines carry out a difficult evacuation, including in Benghazi, where officials are targeting to bring all Filipinos out by Saturday.
At least 9,231 Filipinos have moved out of Libya, including 859 who have flown back to the Philippines, but acting Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario acknowledged that it’s extremely difficult to ascertain the exact number of Filipinos remaining in the troubled North African nation.
“I keep being asked that question. I don’t have any figures,” Del Rosario told a news conference.
“We are setting a date for ourselves in terms of target, in terms of getting our people out of that coastal area and maybe by Saturday. It’s our target to get every one out. We want to get our people out of the coastal areas, eastern and western Libya,” he said.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20110303hed4.html
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