MANILA, Philippines (PNA) - The first batch of 26 Filipinos, including 10 children, who availed themselves of voluntary repatriation from Egypt through the Department of Foreign Affairs’ Crisis Management Committee, planed in Sunday afternoon at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City.
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) said the repatriates -- 14 women, two men, and 10 minors, some of them students -- arrived on board Emirates Air flight EK-332 at around 4:12 p.m.
OWWA Administrator Carmelita Dimzon said her agency has placed on standby an emergency fund for the repatriations of Filipinos fleeing the upheaval in Egypt.
“Welfare officers in the nearby posts have been instructed to be on alert for any relocation or evacuation move of the government,” Dimzon said in a statement.
She further said that Labor Secretary Rosalinda S. Baldoz instructed them to assist and bring home Filipino nationals from Egypt.
The Filipinos, she said, will undergo post-trauma debriefings and counseling on the reintegration package of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
The female repatriates are: Rizalina Ramos, 55; Anida G. Dimalanes, 27; Charlene R. del Rosario, 26; Miriam L. dela Paz, 30; Annalyn S. Valondo, 31; Joanne Balansag, 35; Fatima A. Sumato, 50; Jeenifer M. dela Cruz, 26; Amor M. Zablan, 43; Sherlyn Mesina, 41; Noraisah I. Brohan, 39; Diana Cristy Tan, 26; Vistoria Roasales, 54; and Jona Dao Magangat,35.
The two male companions are Abdulrahim Hassan Sangkua, 25, and Ebrahim Hasan, 50.
OWWA also identified the 10 minors as Kevin Dave dela Paz Marquez, 6; Joergina dela Paz Marquez, 7; Kenneth Jake dela Paz Marquez, 12; Kiona Marie Balansag Balondo, 3; Nihal Hasan, 10; Nadin Hasan, 6; Fatima Dumato Hasan, 2; Nada Ibrahim Borhan, 3; Maha Ibrahim Borhan, 11; and Hanafi Pangolina, 7.
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