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Katrina Domingo

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<div><br/></div><p>MANILA (UPDATE) — Forty-six Filipinos from Israel are set to return to the Philippines this week, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) said on Wednesday.</p><p>Twenty-one of these Filipinos are expected to land in Manila on July 3, while the other 25 will arrive on July 5, said OWWA Administrator Patricia Yvonne Caunan. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/6/17/filipino-officials-in-israel-may-be-home-in-next-coming-days-owwa-0745">Filipino officials in Israel may be home ‘in next coming days’: OWWA</a></div><p>“Doon sa unang listahan natin ng mga babalik, mayroon na ring umaatras dahil ang katotohanan on the ground iniisip nila ang kanilang mga pamilya pati yung kanilang mga inaalagaan for our caregivers,” she told state television PTV. </p><p>“Ang ating caregivers talaga buong buo kung magbigay ng commitment,” she added.</p><p>Other Filipinos in the Middle East have also been inquiring about repatriation flights, Caunan said. </p><p>“Marami po tayong kababayan sa iba pang parte ng gitnang silangan katulad ng Qata, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait na nangangamba at nagtatanong kung may programa din para sa kanila,” the OWWA chief said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/6/25/vp-sara-admin-should-have-been-ready-to-aid-ofws-as-soon-as-israel-iran-fired-missiles-1607">VP Sara: Admin should have been ready to aid OFWs as soon as Israel, Iran fired missiles</a></div><p>“Ang assurance natin ay patuloy naman ang repatriation program. Ibig sabihin yung may mga problema talaga, mga distressed workers, araw-araw naman po yang tinutulungan,” she said. </p><p>The Philippines downgraded its alert level in Israel and Iran to level 2 or voluntary repatriation last week after Israel and Iran agreed to a ceasefire after weeks of airstrikes in late June. </p><p>Also on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump said Israel agreed &quot;to the necessary conditions to finalize&quot; a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, the latest development in Israel&#x27;s conflict with the Palestinian enclave.</p><div><strong>OTHER COMPLAINTS</strong></div><p>Meantime, the OWWA has also assisted around 6 seafarers who complained of not receiving any salary for one quarter. </p><p>“Napag-alaman natin na sila ay hindi napapasweldo ng almost 3 months at nagkakaroon sila ng problema sa kundisyon ng barko,” Caunan said. </p><p>“Mayroon silang napagkasunduan sa conciliation na terms of payment. Nakuha na nila yung first tranche,” she added. </p><p>The seafarers also received financial aid from the government, she said. </p><p>The OWWA chief reminded overseas Filipino workers that can get in touch with officials via the OWWA Hotline 1348 or via their social media pages.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/m5uLtnchQ4k?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Several overseas Filipino workers from Israel are set to return to the Philippines, the Department of Migrant Workers said Wednesday.</p>

Several overseas Filipino workers from Israel are set to return to the Philippines, the Department of Migrant Workers said Wednesday.

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46 OFWs in Israel set to return to PH this week: OWWA

Katrina Domingo,

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Published Jul 02, 2025 10:37 AM PHT

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Updated Jul 02, 2025 02:29 PM PHT

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