More Pinoys to leave Egypt
By Michaela P. del Callar 02/07/2011Aside from the 26 Filipinos who arrived in the country yesterday, 20 more Filipinos will be flown out of Egypt this week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.
The second batch of 20 Filipinos who will be repatriated to Manila in the light of ongoing tensions in Egypt will depart Cairo on Tuesday, it added.
The DFA said they will arrive in the Philippines on Wednesday.
Foreign Affairs spokesman Eduardo Malaya said the figure may increase or decrease as the embassy is in the process of finalizing the number of those availing repatriation.
The first batch of 26 Filipinos, including 10 children, who availed themselves of voluntary repatriation from Egypt through the DFA’s Crisis Management Committee, planed in yesterday at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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