Nearly 300 Filipinos from Dubai arrived in the Philippines Thursday morning after being evacuated by the government amid the ongoing tensions in the Middle East due to the United States-Iran conflict.
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said a total of 299 Filipinos were on board the flight that landed at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 at 6:45 a.m., according to a report of GMA Integrated News’ James Agustin on Unang Balita.
These evacuees were the first batch of Filipinos repatriated from Dubai. Children and infants were among those who arrived.
As of posting time, there was no information yet whether overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were included in the first batch of repatriated Pinoys.
DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac and representatives from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) welcomed the returning Filipinos.
The evacuees were escorted to a holding area at NAIA Terminal 3.
More than 1,000 OFWs have expressed their intention to return to the Philippines amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) said Wednesday.
Earlier, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. confirmed the death of a Filipino caregiver in Israel who was killed in an airstrike. Another OFW also sustained minor injuries from an explosion at a Kuwaiti airport.