MANILA, Philippines - Fifteen overseas Filipino workers from Libya are scheduled to arrive today at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 at 4:35 p.m. on board flight EK332.
A statement from the Department of Foreign Affairs said this group of Filipinos are employees of the company Hyundai E&C.
This would bring the total number of repatriated Filipinos from Libya to 157. According to the latest official report, the aggregate number of OFWs to be repatriated is 310.
While Crisis Alert Level 3 remains in effect in Libya, the DFA continues to call on Filipino nationals in Libya who wish to return home to avail themselves of the voluntary repatriation program offered by the Philippine Government.
15 OFWs from Libya to come home today
This Sept. 12, 2012 file photo shows glass, debris and overturned furniture are strewn inside a room in the gutted U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. The Pentagon says a Libyan militant accused in a deadly attack on Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is in U.S. custody. The capture of Ahmed Abu Khattala marks the first time the U.S has apprehended one of the accused perpetrators in the 2012 attack. Khattala is a senior leader of the Benghazi branch of the terrorist group Ansar al-Sharia. AP