The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Wednesday assured that necessary measures are being undertaken by the government in preparation for a possible escalation of conflict in Lebanon.
“We already anticipated those events. In fact, our contingency plans in Israel, Lebanon, and Iran include ‘yung ganyang – the situation will become worse,” DMW Undersecretary Bernard Olalia said in a Malacañang briefing.
Olalia said the government will deploy a “veteran labor attaché” to oversee the situation in Lebanon in coordination with the Migrant Workers Office (MWO) in Beirut.
Philippine officials will work “round the clock” to ensure the safest routes for evacuation and to facilitate the repatriation of Filipinos affected by the conflict.
Olalia emphasized the MWOs in the Middle East are on standby, assuring that if the situation in Lebanon worsens, they are ready and willing to support the MWO in Beirut. |PND