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.
DMW: 19 distressed OFWs return home from Jeddah, This news data comes from:http://rjga-yub-nd-se.jyxingfa.com
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.
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.
- Israeli protesters demand hostage deal as cabinet meets
- Police brutality fuels soaring tensions in Indonesia
- DSWD program reduced hunger
- India's Modi seeks closer ties on Asia tour to offset US tariff fallout
- Thailand set for vote on new PM after dissolution bid rejected
- Housing secretary declares 'zero-tolerance' policy on corruption
- Surfacing of WPS features ‘likely’ natural occurrence, not due to dumped crushed corals
- North Korea's Kim oversees ICBM engine test: state media
- House panel defers 2026 DPWH budget until agency submits changes
- 15 people hospitalized after double-decker bus crashes outside London's Victoria Station
