A blog about travelling with a Filipino passport, and life overseas
Its the Visacollector’s nightmare: having your host country fall apart around you. Today, that country is Libya — a country to which I have never been, situated in a region that remains on my long list of unvisited places.
This north African trouble-spot has become the latest Arab nation to experience the uncertainty brought about by poplular unrest, not unlike “People Power” in recent Philippine history. But unlike our leaders who restrained their troops, the powers in this country unleashed them. (See here: Bloodbath in Libya)
In response to this development, the Philippine embassy has raised its alert level for the country to “Level 3 – voluntary repatriation”, and has setup a 24-hour hotline for Filipinos in the country who require assistance and wish to leave: 834-4580
The DFA reports that there are roughly 30,000 Filipinos in Libya. The bulk found in Tripoli and Benghazi and Al-Baida, with the rest scattered throughout the country. How many more undocumented Filipinos exist in the country is unclear.
Additional details available on the DFA Website: Repatriation