This is the third batch of OFWs who returned home since the war between the Israel and Hamas began this month.
MANILA — Twenty-five overseas Filipino workers and a 4-month old baby from Israel arrived in the Philippines on Monday afternoon following the government’s offer of repatriation.
The department is also processing 120 more requests from OFWs who wish to join in the next batches. Another set of OFWs may arrive in the country within the week, he said. Around 650 OFW families in the Philippines have sought assistance at the DMW for their loved ones in Israel. “Alam mo ang tenga mo sunod sunod ka na may naririnig, iyong nerbyos mo palaki ng palaki. Pinto lang na sumara, akala mo bomba na,” she added.
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