Palace pleased with the repatriation of 766
Filipinos from Libya
Malacanang has expressed its satisfaction over
the repatriation of 766 Filipinos from Libya.
“Ikinalulugod naming ibahagi ang ulat ng
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) hinggil sa maayos na pagbabalik ng 766 na
Pilipino mula sa Libya,” said Presidential Communication Operations Office
Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr., in a press briefing over dzRB Radyo ng Bayan on
Sunday.
According to Coloma, the repatriated Filipinos
where first brought to Malta via chartered ship, then flew to Manila via
Philippine Airlines through the cooperation of the DFA, the Department of Labor
and Employment and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration.
He added that the government is committed in
bringing home Filipinos from Libya as the heavy fighting between rival militias
continues.
Data from DFA shows that the total of
repatriated Filipinos now have reached 2,727.
The government continues to urge Filipinos in
Libya as well as their relatives in the country to coordinate with authorities
to bring them home safely.
“Nananawagan muli ang pamahalaan sa lahat ng mga
Pilipino na nananatili sa Libya na makipag-ugnayan sa embahada sa Tripoli at
magparehistro na para matulungang makabalik sa bansa sa lalong madaling
panahon,” said Coloma.
Contact details of the Philippine Embassy in
Tripoli, Libya are as follows: (00218) 918-244-208 / (00218) 914-370-399 /
(00218) 945-348-481 with email addresses: tripoli.pe@gmail.com and
tripoli.pe@dfa.gov.ph. PND (ag)
Malacanang: Bangsamoro Basic Law a priority
Malacanang said on Sunday that President Benigno
Aquino III will give due priority to the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) once it
reaches his office.
Presidential Communication Operations Office
Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr., told reporters in a press briefing over dzRB
Radyo ng Bayan that Malacanang will submit the draft of Bangsamoro Basic Law to
Congress the soonest possible time.
“Bibigyan ito ng Pangulo ng prayoridad na
atensyon upang maihain sa Kongreso ang draft Bangsamoro Basic Law sa lalong
madaling panahon, alinsunod sa timetable,” said Coloma.
The government peace panel and the Moro Islamic
Liberation Front (MILF) both issued a statement that they will submit the draft
to Malacanang on 18 August 2014.
Based on the timetable, there is still ample
time for ratification of the Bangsamoro Basic Law in Congress, in time for the
establishment of the Bangsamoro Transitional Assembly and a plebiscite in 2016.
“Bagama’t may pagkaantala sa pagbubuo ng draft
BBL, hindi natitinag ang determinasyon ni Pangulong Aquino hinggil sa
pagkumpleto ng prosesong pangkapayapaan na maghahatid ng pangmatagalang
estabilidad at kaunlaran sa Bangsamoro,” said Coloma.
The Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro
was signed on March 27. The agreement ended the decades-long conflict that
claimed the lives of hundreds of people in Muslim Mindanao. PND (ag)
