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59 more OFWs from Syria coming home

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/ 05:52 PM June 19, 2012

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday that 59 more Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from Syria would be coming home to the Philippines Tuesday night.

In a statement, the DFA said 28 repatriates would be arriving in Manila at 10:10 p.m. on Emirates Airlines flight EK 334.

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The statement said a 12-year-old boy, who sought help from the Philippine Embassy in Damascus so that he could “continue his studies” in the Philippines, was among the 28.

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Meanwhile, 31 OFWs were set to arrive at 4:35 p.m. on Wednesday on Emirates flight EK 332.

Syria has been under crisis alert level 4 since December 2011. As of June 18, a total of 1,643 Filipinos have been repatriated from Syria.

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