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: 19 distressed OFWs return home from Jeddah
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., This news data comes from:http://771bg.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.
- BuCor chief calls for major reforms
- Arjo Atayde, Vice Ganda, Marian Rivera win top acting honors at 73rd FAMAS Awards
- Drug war victims ready to face Duterte as ICC sets hearing on crimes against humanity
- PNP enlists Interpol help in hunt for Japanese mastermind behind Manila double murder
- Israeli strikes in Yemen's capital kill six, Houthis say
- Venezuela deploys warships, drones as US destroyers draw near
- New Zealand to allow some wealthy foreign investors onto property market
- Earthquake in eastern Afghanistan kills at least 610 people and injures 1,300
- Malaysia warns TikTok vs cyberbullying, deepfakes
- Government work, classes on Tuesday suspended due to bad weather
