In the recent report of the Department of Foreign Affairs to the House of Representatives, there are 25,737 Filipinos in Libya, where 2,738 are women and 22,999 are men, working as medical workers, professors or skilled workers. Most of them, Migrante International said, are caught between the riots and are clueless as to how they would be brought out safely from Libya.
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Bulatlat.com
MANILA — Even before the violent protest actions against the 41-year rule of Moammar Gadhafi erupted, 17 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were already asking the Philippine embassy in Libya to facilitate their immediate repatriation. But their request was not acted upon. Now, with the violence sweeping Libya, their loved ones back home worry if they could ever be repatriated...... OFWs in Libya Demand Repatriation Amid Violent Clashes
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