Alert Level 2 recommended in Israel; still no OFW deployment—DFA

Manila Bulletin

An official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that there is already a recommendation to lower the crisis alert level from 3 (voluntary repatriation) to 2 (restriction phase) in Israel, although the deployment ban on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will still hold. (via Raymund Antonio | MB)  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/06/26/alert-level-2-recommended-in-israel-still-no-ofw-deploymentdfa  Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5664f6TkaeHgwBly50DWZQ/join  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin   Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00For Israel, sir, there is already a recommendation to lower it to alert level 2,

00:06but we still have to get the approval of the Secretary.

00:09So the recommendation came from?

00:11Tel Aviv.

00:12So that's a step forward.

00:14But for Teheran, not yet.

00:16How soon do we expect to revise the alert level?

00:20To alert level 2 as soon as the Secretary approves.

00:23It could be one of the last things he does as Secretary so soon.

00:27But alert level 1, no, we cannot promise that.

00:30At least Israel still wants to work, wants us to work.

00:33And for the other countries may nagtatanong, are you now not deploying to other countries?

00:37No, no.

00:38Tuloy pa sa ibang Arab countries.

00:39Except Lebanon also is at the right level.

00:41We're waiting for the recommendations of our ambassadors.

00:46The thing is, we just barely started a ceasefire.

00:48So to immediately lower alert level, lower than 3, which is voluntary repatriation,

00:54might be premature.

00:56The DFA does not make, you know, quick, easy decisions.

00:59In the same way that we did not immediately decide to make it mandatory.

01:03Because we knew there were, you know, peace talks or that,

01:07eventually this situation might improve.

01:09So, still under level 3, so we're still under voluntary repatriation.

01:13And in fact, there are 20 who are soon arriving home from Tel Aviv in the next batch.

01:21And the better news is they don't have to cross over to Aman,

01:24because they have been going to an airport.

01:27Limited flights, but they can fly through Tel Aviv.

01:3020 are returning.

01:32I can't give the date, because we need to pay tickets.

01:35But at the same time, about 8 are arriving from Iran tomorrow through Turkmenistan.

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