Activity 5: Write the lead and the second paragraph based on the details of the first and second

paragraphs of the following news stories from the Manila Times.

*new batch of 36 overseas Filipino workers
*they came from conflict-stricken Syria
*the OFWs arrived in Manila last night
*In a text message, Foreign Affairs spokesman Raul Hernandez said Charge dAffaires Olivia Palalan of
the Philippine embassy in Damascus arrived along with the OFWs
*the OFWs availed the Philippine governments mandatory evacuation program because of continuing
unrests in Syria Department of Foreign Affairs
*the Philippine government reached the 1,000 milestone in Filipino repatriates from Syria

New batch of 36 overseas Filipino workers came from conflict-stricken Syria arrived in Manila last night.
The Philippine government reached the 1,000 milestone in Filipino repatriates from Syria. The OFWs
has availed the Philippine governments mandatory evacuation program because of continuing unrest in
Syria Department of Foreign Affairs. In a text message, Foreign Affairs spokesperson Raul Hernandez
said Charge dAffaires Olivia Palalan of the Philippine embassy in Damascus arrived along with the OFWs