MANILA, Philippines — Sixty-two overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, returned to the Philippines on Sunday amid continuing repatriation operations in the Middle East, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) said.
The OFWs arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 aboard Qatar Airways Flight QR928.
OWWA personnel, along with representatives from the Department of Migrant Workers and the Manila International Airport Authority medical team, assisted them.
The agency provided food, financial and transportation assistance, as well as temporary accommodation for those who needed it.
OWWA said that the repatriation was part of the government's UPLIFT Assistance Program.
