Tag Archives: Libya
1,700 Jobs in Libya for Filipino Nurses
About 1,700 jobs await Filipino nurses in Libya, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said yesterday. Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said the government would resume deployment as soon as… Read more
PHL Alert Level in Libya Lowered From “4″ to “2″
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Tuesday President Benigno Simeon Aquino III approved its recommendation to lower the alert level in Libya from “4″ (evacuation/mandatory repatriation) to “2″… Read more
Palace Asked to Lift Deployment Ban to Libya
THE Philippine Overseas and Employment Administration (POEA) recommended to Malacañang the resumption of deployment of Filipino workers as well as the return of close to 10,000 repatriated workers to Libya… Read more
Almost 100 Filipinos Snuck Back Into Libya
ALMOST a hundred Filipino workers have snuck back into Libya despite a deployment ban to the country, a recruitment consultant said on Tuesday. An estimated 50 to 80 Filipinos have… Read more
Ban on Deployment in Libya Stays
The Philippine government would still review the current security situation in Libya before coming out with a decision whether or not to lift the deployment ban on overseas Filipino workers… Read more
Pinoys in Libya Willing to Take Part in Rehab Work
After weathering months of tension and uncertainty, Filipinos who stayed in Libya despite the armed conflict and destruction are willing to take part in the country’s rebuilding efforts. Regilito Laurel… Read more
Filipinos Choose to Stay in Libya Despite All Odds
Outside a travel agency, a Bangladeshi man slowly sweeps the steps. It could be Saudi Arabia. He wears the same blue uniform and sweeps in the same slow, methodical way,… Read more
OFWs Now Trust Churches More Than Embassies For Help?
Filipinos in trouble at work abroad are trooping to churches, instead of embassies, to look for help. At least that’s the observation made by Church-People Workers Solidarity (CWS) spokesman Gary… Read more
DFA: PHL Govt Proud of Pinoy Nurses Who Stayed in Libya
The Philippine government is proud of the Filipino nurses who chose to remain in strife-torn Libya to render humanitarian assistance there, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesman Raul Hernandez said… Read more
Filipinos Coming Home From Libya Happy and Sad
A handful of Filipinos were the first to board the first International Organization for Migration (IOM) boat to evacuate foreign workers from war-torn Tripoli on Thursday (3 a.m. Friday in… Read more