China News Agency, Manila, August 5 (Reporter Guan Xiangdong) The Philippine Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 5th that in the Lebanese capital Beirut explosion, two Filipinos were killed, 8 were injured, and 12 were missing.
According to the Philippine Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there are approximately 33,000 Filipinos living in Lebanon, 75% of whom live in the Greater Beirut area. Philippine Assistant Foreign Minister Eduardo Menez said in a text message to the media on the 5th that the Philippine Embassy in Lebanon is in contact with the Philippine community in Lebanon to assess the situation and provide assistance.
On the 5th, a large-scale explosion occurred at a port in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, killing at least 100 people and injuring more than 4,000.
On the same day, the spokesperson of the Philippine President Locke said in a statement: At this moment of grief, the Philippines supports Lebanon, and our thoughts and prayers are with the Lebanese people. Locke also expressed sympathy to the families of Filipinos who died or were injured in the explosion, saying that the Philippine Ministry of Foreign Affairs would assist all Filipinos affected by the explosion through the Philippine Embassy in Lebanon.
Philippine Presidential Information Minister Martin Andanal prayed for the reconstruction of Lebanon after the big bang, and expressed deep condolences to the Philippine overseas workers in the local area, saying that the Philippine Embassy in Lebanon would provide them with the necessary assistance.
According to previous media reports, on April 2, the Philippine ambassador to Lebanon, Bernadita Katara, died in a hospital in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, after contracting new crown pneumonia. Katara’s body was transported back to the Philippines on April 15. (Finish)