The Department of Migrant Workers announced on Saturday the return of 60 overseas Filipino workers along with two infants from Israel.
This picture taken from a position along the border with the Gaza Strip near Israel's southern city of Sderot on October 27, 2023 shows a smoke plume ascending following Israeli bombardment over the northern Gaza Strip amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas.MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Migrant Workers announced on Saturday the return of 60 overseas Filipino workers along with two infants from Israel.
During the Saturday News Forum in Quezon City, DMW officer-in-charge Hans Leo Cacdac said the repatriation is the result of cooperation among DMW, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration and the Philippine Embassy in Tel-Aviv.“This will bring the total to 119 OFWs plus four infants. That brings us to a total of 123 by Monday,” Cacdac said.
Israel remains under Alert Level 2, which restricts non-essential movement for Filipinos and suspends the deployment of overseas Filipino workers. The number coding scheme imposed on major roads in Metro Manila before the COVID-19 pandemic will be reinstated anytime soon,...
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