The DFA announces 13 Filipinos repatriated from Iraq begins will arrive in Manila this afternoon, January 15.
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The Filipinos will be coming two groups and were repatriated from Baghdad and Erbil. Both groups will be coming from Doha, Qatar before arriving in Manila.
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DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Workers' Affairs Sarah Lou Arriola said more Filipinos from affected areas are expected to come home in the coming weeks
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The 13 Filipinos arriving today make for the first batch of Filipinos evacuated since Alert Level 4 or mandatory repatriation of Filipinos in Iraq was raised last January 8 due to security concerns in the region after the killing of Iran commander Qasem Soleimani