Panibagong batch ng mga OFW mula sa Israel, dumating sa bansa kagabi
Panibagong batch ng mga OFW mula sa Israel, dumating sa bansa kagabi
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00:00 13 batches of refugees from Israel have arrived in the Philippines.
00:06 According to the Department of Migrant Workers,
00:09 there are now 413 refugees from the country.
00:16 Rod Lagusan has this report.
00:18 Arnie is emotional that he can go home to the Philippines last night.
00:24 After 5 years, he can finally be with his family again on Christmas.
00:30 I am very happy that I can be with my family
00:34 because I haven't been home for 5 years in the Philippines.
00:39 I am very happy.
00:42 I decided to go home even though my son is in college.
00:47 I want to be with my family
00:50 because the conflict hasn't stopped yet.
00:54 At the same time, Arnie is also sad
00:56 because he will be the second home of Israel.
00:59 In total, he has been working in Israel as a caregiver for 18 years
01:04 to take care of his family.
01:06 From these 13 batches,
01:08 there are 31 caregivers and 6 hotel workers.
01:12 But if there is another batch before the year ends,
01:15 the Department of Migrant Workers Assistant Secretary, Felicitas Bay,
01:19 is now in a hurry to get available flights.
01:22 Our Migrant Workers Office and OY in Israel,
01:26 they're still working on another batch.
01:29 We really cannot say because it's quite difficult to get tickets.
01:36 We have the funds to get the tickets,
01:38 but the flight, it's very difficult to get now the flights.
01:41 But we will try our best, hopefully before the end of the year.
01:45 Let's see.
01:46 At the moment, Arnie has been delivering more than 10 people
01:49 who want to go home to the Philippines.
01:51 In total, 413 UFWs have been evacuated
01:55 to the country since the Hamas group attacked Israel on October 7.
02:00 As for the help to the evacuated Filipino-Palestinian families
02:04 who are currently staying at the University of the Philippines,
02:08 At the moment, there is no direct assistance for housing,
02:13 but we are keeping in touch with the university.
02:16 And at the moment, there is a concerted effort
02:21 between the LGU, the SWD, the university,
02:25 and the NGOs that want to help.
02:29 Arnie has pledged to help the people in their hometown.
02:32 As of today, they have seen that they will be able to fly
02:36 because they need to be transferred from the university.
02:44 And we are continuing to provide assistance.
02:49 He needs a special need for these people
02:51 because their culture is different and it needs a special arrangement.
02:55 Rod Leguced, for the people.