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., This news data comes from:http://redcanaco.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.
DMW: 19 distressed OFWs return home from Jeddah
- Denmark summons US envoy over 'attempts to influence' Greenland
- Marcos signs laws creating more court branches
- Nepal to block unregistered social media platforms – govt
- LPA trough, 'habagat' to bring rains in parts of Luzon, including Metro Manila
- Marcos to mark ‘Thrilla In Manila’ 50th anniversary
- Palace: Govt monitoring Chinese sleeper agents, PLA presence in PH
- House panel defers 2026 DPWH budget until agency submits changes
- Public Works chief to press criminal charges against Bulacan engineer
- Filipino weightlifter Vanessa Sarno banned for 2 years for anti-doping violation
- No winner in Ultra, Megalotto draws for Sept 5
