She was just three days old when the Embassy took her into its custody. She was separated from her mother shortly after birth and there was no one here to look after her. That is how she became the youngest distressed Filipino we have ever assisted. Her mother was several months pregnant when she decided … Continue reading Baby Gabrielle and her Mother

Woke up this morning to news of another rain of rockets that struck the Tripoli Central Hospital and surrounding areas at past two in the morning. There are 15 Filipino nurses working there. They are all safe and accounted for. Before Tripoli Central, it was the Abu Salim Hospital that was struck a few days … Continue reading Rockets at Tripoli Central

When the third civil war in Libya erupted in April 2019, the default action was for us at Tripoli PE to make recommendations for the Department of Foreign Affairs to raise the alert level. This would mean putting Libya under Alert Levels III or IV. Once we do that, travel restrictions would automatically be put … Continue reading Balancing Act in Tripoli