Manila, March 2 -- The Philippine government has not ordered mass repatriation yet for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by escalating unrest in the Gulf States and Israel, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said on Monday.

In a Palace briefing, Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said the tension in the Middle East is not yet at Alert Level 4, which requires mandatory repatriation.

He, however, assured intensified in-country assistance for the affected OFWs as some of them have asked to be repatriated.

"But for the countries in the Gulf and Israel, hindi pa ho tayo humantong sa level ng repatriation, but-mass repatriation, but may mga humihiling na rin halimbawa sa Dubai humiling na kung maari-it's a live count of c...