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00:00Meanwhile, let's update on the situation of our countrymen in the midst of tensions in Israel and Lebanon.

00:06Let's talk to DFA Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega.

00:09Good morning and welcome to Balitang Hali. This is Connie Sison.

00:14Good morning, Ms. Connie.

00:15How is the situation of our countrymen in the midst of tensions in Israel and Lebanon?

00:21Well, most of us still don't want to go home.

00:24We already have planned commercial flights.

00:27We are planning to go home in various flights this month.

00:33Now, what our ambassador is doing is helping the Filipinos.

00:38This is his report from the morning.

00:41In the afternoon at the church, there were a lot of Filipinos.

00:45I asked them how they are doing.

00:47They said they are not afraid.

00:49They are going about their daily activities like it was an ordinary Sunday.

00:54They are already used to it.

00:56The reason why it's good for the Filipinos to go home,

01:02what we see in the international status,

01:06those are specific targets.

01:08The entry of Israeli soldiers or forces,

01:12that's Southern Lebanon.

01:14There are a lot of transporters there.

01:16They have several targets.

01:18These are not the targets of Israel and Lebanon.

01:21These are the targets of the Spaniards and the Spaniards of Lebanon.

01:25Secondly, the attacks, the lethal attacks,

01:29they have specific targets.

01:31They want to kill people, maybe the Spaniards and the Spaniards.

01:35That's why the Filipinos there, 90 percent,

01:39are still not responding to our call for their voluntary repatriation.

01:48However, we are still arranging for them to go home.

01:52We have a goal for them to go home.

01:57The problem is, the government of Lebanon is still functioning.

02:01The war is not over yet.

02:04There is no peace in over there.

02:06That's why we are not doing the mandatory.

02:09The problem is, those who want to go home,

02:11they have their own documents.

02:14That's why they have been calling for their exile for a long time.

02:18Although, because of our repeated visits there,

02:23the government of Lebanon promised to release them.

02:28That's why now, there are commercial types that are being paid.

02:34That's what we are discussing.

02:36The government of Lebanon is trying to charge a false flag

02:42if they want many people to go home.

02:44So right now, there is a pending request.

02:47How many Filipinos are on the list from Israel and Lebanon

02:52that signified that they want to be repatriated?

02:55Okay, in Lebanon itself,

02:58right now, there are 300 Filipinos who want to go home.

03:04Almost half of them have their exiles.

03:08So, we have 148 registered to go home.

03:13I'm looking at 11,000.

03:1510,000 to 11,000 monthly visits in Lebanon.

03:18In Israel, starting last year, many went home.

03:21About 500-600 went home.

03:25By the way, today is the anniversary of Hamas occupation in Israel.

03:31Yes, that's right.

03:32When Israel arrived in Gaza,

03:34this is where the whole problem in the Middle East region started.

03:38So, as the Secretary-General,

03:41I just want to say that we are worried about Israel.

03:46We are not afraid of this.

03:50There are Filipinos who died.

03:52But in the meantime, we will also call for everyone to follow

03:56the international law,

04:00and we will escalate the tensions.

04:02Because there are so many Filipinos in the region,

04:04we don't want them to go home.

04:06In Israel, no one wants to go home

04:09because they know that they are protected by the Israel Iron Dome.

04:15If there is an attempt to hit Israel,

04:19there is a specific military point.

04:22What the Filipinos are saying in Israel,

04:26those who don't want to go home,

04:28what are they doing?

04:30That's their home.

04:32They are Filipinos.

04:34But they are used to living in Israel and Lebanon.

04:37That's why,

04:38that's how it is.

04:40We are not afraid of the Filipinos.

04:42We understand that there are Filipinos in the region.

04:44Don't worry about us.

04:46By the way,

04:48can I give you a hotline?

04:50Go ahead, sir.

04:51If you want to call.

04:52Okay. Yousef, go ahead.

04:54You can call OWA.

04:56They have a hotline, 1348.

04:59But if you are looking for someone in Lebanon,

05:02or you are in Lebanon,

05:04and you want to call the embassy,

05:06you have two phones.

05:08This is from Lebanon.

05:10Call 70-858-086.

05:16For the embassy.

05:17And for Labor and Assay,

05:19he is the one who booked the tickets to go home.

05:22The one called Mike Edwards.

05:25Alright.

05:2679-110-729.

05:31I will repeat it.

05:3270-858-086.

05:3579-110-729.

05:40I will flash it.

05:41I will send it to you now.

05:42Yes.

05:43The advisory of the embassy.

05:48Yes, sir.

05:49So you can include it in your portfolio.

05:54Yes.

05:55Yousef, thank you very much for your time.

05:58We will try to flash it to other newscasts for our countrymen.

06:03Thank you very much.

06:04Good luck.

06:06That was Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega.

06:18Stay tuned to GMA Pinoy TV and www.gmanews.tv.

Panayam kay Usec. Eduardo de Vega (October 7, 2024) | Balitanghali

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