MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government has started the mandatory repatriation of overseas Filipino workers in the Middle East, with special envoy Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu currently in Qatar to implement evacuations on the ground. An area covering a 100-kilometer radius from and including Tripoli, Libya now also has an Alert Level 4 (mandatory repatriation) in place. Outside of the said radius, an Alert Level 2 status (restriction phase) remains. But at the end of the day, 'pag sinabi nating mandatory repatriation, no ifs and buts diyan. But at the end of the day, when we say mandatory repatriation, we mean no ifs and buts.)

Source: Philippine Star January 11, 2020 06:45 UTC