An additional 50 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their family dependents from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, arrived in the Philippines on Tuesday night, October 20, as part of the government's ongoing repatriation efforts.
According to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), the group consisted of 45 stranded OFWs and five family dependents affected by flight cancellations and delays in Riyadh.
The repatriation was facilitated by the DMW and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), in coordination with the Philippine Embassy and the Migrant Workers Office in Riyadh.
With the arrival of the latest batch, the total number of OFWs and family dependents repatriated by the DMW and OWWA from October 19 to 20 reached 149.
The repatriation efforts were carried out under the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. through the Saving Lives component of the Unified Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food, and Transport (UPLIFT) Assistance Program, using the AKSYON Fund and Emergency Repatriation Fund.
