Sixty-one overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by conflict in Saudi Arabia safely arrived in the Philippines on Sunday night, November 8.
They arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 in Pasay City, where they were attended to by personnel under the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA)—as well as the NAIA Infra Corporation (NNIC), the Manila International Airport Authority’s (MIAA) medical team, and the Bureau of Immigration (BI).
The OFWs were promptly provided financial assistance, food, temporary lodging, and transportation, especially for individuals who will not be picked up from the airport but need to go home to their respective provinces.
“Masaya kami na nakarating kayo nang ligtas sa ating bansa. Hindi po nagtatapos ang tulong ng pamahalaan sa inyong pag-uwi. May nakahanda pong mga programa at serbisyo upang makatulong sa inyong pangangailangan, paghahanap ng trabaho, sa kabuhayan, at sa inyong muling pagsisimula,” said DMW Labor Attaché Geraldine Mendez.
The repatriates may avail of livelihood assistance programs and skills training that will aid in finding work and starting afresh back in their home country.
The repatriation was accomplished through the coordination of the One Country Team sa Riyadh, under the leadership of the Philippine Embassy, Migrant Workers Office (MWO), and OWWA-Riyadh.
