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| Philippine embassy raises crisis alert level, encourages Filipinos to leave Libya |
| 2014-05-30 |
| [Libya Herald] In view of the deteriorating security situation, the Philippine Embassy raised its crisis alert level from Level 2 (Restriction Phase) to Level 3 (Voluntary Repatriation Phase), effective Thursday, 29 May. Under Level 3, Filipinos in Libya -- of which there are an estimated 13,122--are encouraged to leave the country voluntarily as soon as possible. The Philippine government has promised to bear the repatriation cost. The decision came this week after Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario visited Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... and met with Philippine Embassy officials and the embassy's Rapid Response Team to carry out the government's contingency plan. When asked if there was anything specific that had prompted this decision, Filipino community leader John Puno said, "Well, many embassies are closing here and it's becoming more and more difficult for Filipinos to wire money back to the Philippines. We have daily quotas, and we've reached them already." To date, diplomats have left several of the Arab State embassies, including Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... , Algeria, the UAE, and Egypt. The US government asked Americans to leave Libya on 27 May, while British Ambassador Michael Aron assured British citizens via Twitter that UK travel advice had not changed. No official statements have been made regarding possible closures by other European or Asian embassies. |
| Posted by:Fred |