Searchers in Beirut recover more bodies days after blast

AP 08/08/2020

BEIRUT — Rescue teams pulled more bodies from the rubble of Beirut’s port Friday, nearly three days after a massive explosion sent a wave of destruction through Lebanon’s capital, killing nearly 150 people and wounding thousands. Outside…

Filipinos killed in Beirut blasts now at 4, wounded at 31 – DFA

Christia Marie Ramos 08/07/2020

MANILA, Philippines  — Two more Filipinos have been reported killed after powerful explosions struck the Port of Beirut in Lebanon earlier this week. Citing the latest reports from the Philippine Embassy in Beirut, the Department of Foreign…

Injured Filipinos in Beirut blast rise to 24; one still missing

Dona Z. Pazzibungan, Joey Gabieta 08/07/2020

Ermie Enriquez has yet to recover from her shock. “The deafening blast happened just less than five minutes after I went down to meet the customer. All the glasses in our salon were shattered,” she said in…

Shocked OFW from Tacloban thankful for surviving Beirut blast

Joey Gabieta 08/06/2020

TACLOBAN CITY – Ermie Enriquez was still shocked. But the 35-year-old woman, who hails from Tacloban City, was grateful to have survived the massive explosion that killed at least 135 people and thousands injured in Beirut, Lebanon…

24 OFWs injured in Beirut port blast – DFA

Christia Marie Ramos 08/06/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Twenty four overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have been reported injured after powerful explosions rocked Beirut, Lebanon earlier in the week. Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Brigido Dulay, in a tweet early Thursday, August 6, 2020, said…

2 Filipinos die, 6 others injured in Beirut blasts 

Catherine Gonzales, Christia Marie Ramos 08/05/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Two Filipinos were killed in powerful explosions that hit the Port of Beirut in Lebanon, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed Wednesday. Citing latest reports from the Philippine Embassy in Beirut, the DFA also…

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