At least 56 Filipinos have successfully crossed the Rafah Border, according to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday, November 10.

In his X (formerly Twitter) post, the President said that the 56 Filipinos are in addition to the 42 previously released from Gaza.

Happy to hear the update that 56 more Filipinos have left Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, joining the 42 who had previously crossed. This brings the total to 98 out of the 137 originally in Gaza, now en route to Cairo. pic.twitter.com/sbMoAsVJZ1

— Bongbong Marcos (@bongbongmarcos) November 10, 2023

A total of 98 Filipinos will be going to Cairo, Egypt, where their repatriation will be taken care of.

Marcos said 34 of them are already on their flight to Qatar and are scheduled to arrive at 4:30 in the afternoon.

Around 137 Filipinos have expressed their desire to leave Gaza and return home to the Philippines amid the war between Israel and Hamas.

Marcos earlier said Filipinos are scheduled to repatriate in the next few days.