Several Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Libya are hoping for the help from Philippine government for them to be brought back home immediately.
There are about 50 Filipino stranded in Sarir, Libya located south of Benghazi about 400 kilometers mostly working for Hyundai Engineering and Construction, said Ederic Platon Margallo.
“The present situation here is now getting worse; we need to be evacuated as soon as possible time. Last two night’s bandits were attacking in the place where we are situated; our life safety is our priority,” said Margallo.
“We guard ourselves every night but we are not sure about our safety in the following day. We get reports that demonstrators will be attacking every now and then, that’s why we need help as soon as possible time,” he added.
“We want to inform the Philippine emb(–foul word(s) removed–)y about our situation, I think they were not aware in the since that communication lines are not always available and we are far away from the city” he said.
Here are the contact numbers of stranded Filipino workers to reach them. +218-917380553, +218-917382259, +218-914792157,
+218-917407580, +218-917437623, +218-914857621, and +218-918307626.
There are about 30,000 Filipinos in Libya. In Tripoli about 15,000, in Benghazi and Al-Baida areas about 10,000, and about 5,000 scattered in different parts of the country.
On Wednesday night a “6-man team” lead by Executive Director Ricardo Endaya of DFA-Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs left for Libya to help in repatriation efforts, said Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
The program to help Filipino was implemented by the DFA and Philippine Emb(–foul word(s) removed–)y together with the Filipino Community Coordinators to reach out Filipinos and bring them to safe relocation site, said the DFA.
The DFA encourage Filipinos employed by companies with “Repatriation Plans” to join the effort. A 24-hour Hotline Number 834-4580 is activated for the Filipino families based in Libya.
President Aquino also urged Filipinos who are in critical areas in Libya to move to place where they can hunker down safety.
