70 OFWs from Saudi Arabia return to PH amid Middle East crisis — DMW

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Seventy overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Saudi Arabia have been repatriated to the Philippines amid continuing tensions in the Middle East, the Department of Migrant Workers…

Seventy overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Saudi Arabia have been repatriated to the Philippines amid continuing tensions in the Middle East, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said Saturday.

The repatriated OFWs arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 on November 13, 2026, according to a Facebook post by the DMW.

To date, the agency reported that up to 1,170 OFWs and their dependents have already been brought home to the Philippines in coordination with the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA).

They also received assistance through the government's Unified Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food, and Transport (UPLIFT) Program for Filipino households affected by the Middle East conflict.

"Sinalubong din ang OFWs ng agarang tulong sa ilalim ng UPLIFT Program at nabigyan sila ng medikal, pinansyal, transportasyon sa kanilang probinsiya, at iba pang kinakailangang tulong sa pagbabalik sa bansa," the DMW said.

(The OFWs were also met with immediate assistance under the UPLIFT Program and were provided with medical, financial, and transportation aid to their provinces, as well as other necessary support upon their return to the country.)

"Maliban sa DMW at OWWA ay nagbigay din ng tulong pang medikal ang Manila International Airport Authority," it added.

(Aside from the DMW and OWWA, the Manila International Airport Authority also provided medical assistance.)

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