Marcos greets 343 returnees from Middle East

Marcos meets 343 Filipinos returning home from Middle East

Repatriation effort gathers pace as more Filipinos return home.

Marcos welcomes over 300 Filipinos who fled Middle East war

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday welcomed back the fourth batch of Filipinos repatriated from the Middle East.The chartered Philippine Airlines flight from Riyadh landed at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City past 6 a.m. It carried 317 OFWs and 26 dependents from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar.The Department of Migrant Workers said they expect 1,200 more Filipinos to come home in the coming days.After ming…

Marcos greets 343 returnees from Middle East

MANILA, Philippines —  President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday personally welcomed 343 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their relatives who arrived from the Middle East via the government’s fourth chartered flight. The aircraft landed at the Villamor Airbase in Pasay City from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia past 6 a.m. The returning Filipinos were from Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, according to Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac. R…