Publication Date:
Sun, 2011-02-27 02:34
The Department of Foreign Affairs said Saturday that Acting Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario left Manila for Tunisia to oversee the evacuation of Filipinos from Libya.
Vice President Jejomar Binay meanwhile traveled to Kuwait to help arrange safe passage for fleeing Filipino workers through other countries in the region.
There are about 26,000 Filipinos working in Libya, and several groups have returned to Manila on evacuation flights arranged by their employers.
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