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The Philippine DFA raises Alert Level 3 for Filipinos in Israel and Iran, and effective immediately urges voluntary repatriation as the conflict escalates in these warring countries
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs Friday, June 20, raised the alert levels in both Israel and Iran to Alert Level 3, immediately implementing a voluntary repatriation of Filipinos based in both warring countries.
In a statement, the government was now enjoining all overseas Filipinos in Israel and Iran to return to the Philippines. Travel by Filipinos to both these countries was highly discouraged, because of the ongoing conflict and the current closure of their air space and seaports.
Overseas Filipinos in these countries who want to be repatriated through the aid of the Philippine government, are advised to coordinate with their respective Philippine embassies.
These are:
The Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel
The Philippine Embassy in Tehran, Iran
The DFA said ‘Alert Levels’ will be subject to periodic review, taking into consideration the situation on the ground.
On Thursday, June 19, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said the government was restricting deployment to certain areas in the Middle East because of the conflict between Iran and Israel.
Countries, like those in the volatile Middle East, fall under different alert levels designated by the DFA. Lebanon is under Alert Level 3 (voluntary repatriation), where there is no deployment of new hires nor returning workers. Israel is under Alert Level 2 (restriction), where new hires cannot be deployed, but those with existing contracts may return. – Rappler.com
