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, This news data comes from:http://sr-hh-gyyv-qgx.gangzhifhm.com
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
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.
- 'No way' US troops can invade Venezuela, says Maduro
- Kris Aquino is alive, says friend amid reports of death
- A summit and parade in China may signal a geopolitical shift
- LTO told to summon 2 DPWH engineers with fake driver’s license
- Makati earns high rating in anti-trafficking and violence assessment
- Diokno urges Philippines to rejoin ICC to counter China's aggression
- CFO moves office from QC to Pasay
- Drones take on Everest's garbage
- Lacson: DPWH exec sought ‘insertions’
- Follow the trucks: Why investors are looking south of Metro Manila
