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://052298.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: 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.
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
- Legarda pushes Magna Carta of Waste Workers
- Discaya says her family owns nine companies
- SC clarifies rules on land ownership
- 9 dead in Ecuador after bus plunges into ravine
- Israel military says controls 40 percent of Gaza City
- Rise in HFMD cases due to better reporting, not outbreak
- Mandela grandson says he will join Gaza aid boat
- Discayas name lawmakers, DPWH officials involved in alleged extortion
- DILG suspends classes, gov’t work in 17 areas
- Putin threatens to target Western troops in Ukraine
