12 Filipinos, including children, trapped near Tripoli — DFA
Credit to Author: BERNADETTE E. TAMAYO| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 04:48:57 +0000
TWELVE Filipinos, including children, are trapped near the Libyan capital of Tripoli as the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) renews its call for an evacuation before fighting resumes.
Chargés d’Affaires and Philippine head of mission Elmer Cato on Twitter said he was worried for the Filipinos “who remain in Salahuddin neighborhood where heavy fighting is expected to resume anytime soon. Several others were able to leave before fighting moved closer to Tripoli earlier today (Tuesday).”
“PhilinLibya appeals to our kababayan in Salahuddin and nearby areas in Tripoli to move to the Embassy or to safer locations now due to the fighting expected to break out there. Those who can no longer leave are requested to stay indoors,” Cato said in a separate Twitter post.
Cato said on Facebook that he checked the condition of the Filipinos, “who are trapped in a residential building in front of [the] street where heavy fighting was earlier reported to have taken place.”
“During the past three weeks since the current conflict in Tripoli erupted, we have been going around to meet with our kababayan (fellowmen) here to make sure they know we are here ready to assist them. We want them to know they can count on us,” he said.
“Yesterday (Monday), we were at the Islamic Call College to check on our 19 Filipino scholars there and tell them we are just one phone call away if they need us,” Cato said.
The DFA has repatriated 32 Filipinos who have left Tripoli since fighting began on April 4.
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