MANILA, Philippines — Nineteen more overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia have returned to the country, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) announced late on Monday.
In a statement on their Facebook page, the DMW said 12 were staying in the Bahay Kalinga shelters, who experienced “unfortunate situations on their overseas employment” and requested assistance from the agency to return home.
DMW Assistant Secretary Maria Regina Galias and DMW-NCR Regional Director Falconi Millar, along with other teams from the DMW and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), met with the repatriates and provided them with immediate assistance and whole-of-government support.
DMW: 19 distressed OFWs return home from Jeddah, This news data comes from:http://aag.yamato-syokunin.com
The Filipinos, who arrived home through Saudia Flight SV 870 at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1, also received financial and transportation assistance from the DMW and OWWA, as well as medical assistance from the airport’s medical staff.
DMW: 19 distressed OFWs return home from Jeddah
- ICC wants Garma to testify in Duterte case
- Lacson: House can't return proposed 2026 budget to Palace
- President Marcos to attend 80th UN General Assembly in New York
- Suspect in 2012 killing of Dutch aid worker freed
- 25 countries suspend postal services to US over tariffs – UN
- Comelec upholds cancelation of Duterte Youth registration
- Puno seeks probe of anomalous projects ‘funders’
- Trump moves to end US tariff exemption for small packages
- Batangas engineer suspended after alleged bribery attempt on congressman Leviste
- Quezon City launches 'Healthy QC' ordinance to combat childhood obesity
