MANILA—Filipinos in protest-hit Libya, Bahrain and Yemen remain safe but Philippine embassies in those countries are on heightened alert, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday.
This as the DFA advised Filipinos against “non-essential and non-urgent travels” until the security situation in those countries have stabilized.
This is in light of protest actions taking place in those countries.
The Philippine embassies in Tripoli, Manama and Riyadh have reported that they are in constant contact with the Filipinos there. The embassies have established 24-hour crisis monitoring teams.
The embassy in Riyadh covers Yemen.
As of June 2010, there are around 31,000 Filipinos in Bahrain, while 1,400 are in Yemen and around 26,000 are in Libya.
The embassies have also advised Filipinos to be alert when in public places or on major roads and to stay away from large crowds and demonstrations.
In Tripoli, about 1,800 Filipinos are working at an airport construction project in Benghazi City, some 19 kilometers from central Benghazi, where the protests are taking place.
The embassy in Tripoli communicated with an official of the construction firm, SNC Lavelin Company, and was informed that the Filipinos there are safe inside the work site, which has its own security force.
The SNC Lavelin said the Filipinos have accommodations and ample food and water.
At the same time, the embassy noted that even the Thai, Indonesian, Pakistani, Indian and Bangladeshi embassies—which also have sizable populations in Libya—have not announced any evacuation at this time.
In Libya, clashes between protesters and security forces snowballed on Sunday in the northeastern cities. News reports confirmed 173 deaths.
The embassy in Riyadh said that it communicated with members of the Filipino community in Yemen, who informed them that the Filipinos in the Arab country were relatively safe, and that malls and all transportation facilities were working normally.
In Yemen, President Ali Abdullah Saleh offered to oversee a dialogue between the ruling party and the opposition to appease protesters.
Meanwhile, the Embassy in Manama has issued an advisory to Filipinos in Bahrain to remain calm and avoid joining or going in places of protest actions. It has also provided a telephone hotline.
Protest actions continued to cool down in Bahrain Sunday as opposition groups working to present protesters’ demands met to coordinate a response to the government’s call for dialogue.
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kahit po na alam natin na wlang binalita na may npahamak na pinoy about sa protest ng libya dapat po umaksyon na,at tulungan napo sila .,kagaya ko po meron po akong kapatid dun sa libya and they are in brega,na trap na po sila at di sila lumalabas,takot na sila at nababahala rin kmi sa situation nila.pinuntahan sila knena at kinuha lahat nng mga sasakyan nila at mga ibang gamit.,yung company nila may plan na kunin sila nng airplain khapon kaso may ntanggap sila na twag na hindi na mkapasok,.kaya na trap sila dun,.,meron din silang na receive na call galing sa mga iba nilang ksama na nsa ibang branch ng company nila na andun nadaw sila barko at sila nlng din natira dun 15 sila lahat di rin po sila basta basta na mka labas at mkarating sa terminal kung saan andun ang barko kasi delikado sa labas kaya inantay nila na may soldiers na aalalay sa knila kaso wla pang dumating til now,,.nbabahala sila dahil pagabi na nman bka pupuntahan na nman daw silasila nalang po 15 na pilipino natira dun yung mga tga ibang bansa na ksama nila nkuha na ng country nila,.,.,
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