DFA orders mandatory evacuation of 1,000 Filipinos in LibyaBy The Manila TimesFOREIGN Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. ordered the mandatory evacuation of about 1,000 Filipinos and their dependents in Tripoli as fighting gets closer to the Libyan capital. Locsin said that he informed President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday of his decision to raise the alert level from 3 (voluntary evacuation) to level 4 (mandatory evacuation) to ensure the safety of Filipinos in Tripoli. Locsin on Twitter said, “Yesterday I informed President (Duterte) that I raised the Alert Level to 4 in Tripoli + 100 kms (kilometers) around. Al (Alert) 4 is mandatory evacuation but we cannot compel — and rightly so. Since the conflict in Tripoli erupted early this month, the Embassy has assisted 40 Filipinos in returning to the Philippines,” he said on Facebook.

Source: Manila Times May 01, 2019 03:45 UTC