00:00Forty-five Filipinos have been evacuated from Lebanon amid tension and Israel's attack there.
00:07According to Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Kakdak, the Filipinos are expected to arrive in the country this weekend.
00:12He also hopes that many more will be convinced to repatriate,
00:16especially since the Department of Migrant Workers and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration is expecting aid for those who will return home.
00:23According to the Embassy of the country in Lebanon,
00:25almost 800 applications have been accepted since the increase of Alert Level 3 or Voluntary Repatriation in October.
00:32But almost half of those applications have also withdrawn.
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