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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. administers the oath-taking of newly promoted generals and flag officers at the Malacañang Palace on Monday, May 13, 2024. KJ Rosales, PPA pool/File

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. administers the oath-taking of newly promoted generals and flag officers at the Malacañang Palace on Monday, May 13, 2024. 
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MARCOS

Harlene Delgado

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/177310576855920240513-marcos-afp-generals-oathtaking-PPA--4.jpg" style="width:960px;display:block;height:auto" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" spellcheck="false" style="text-align:left">President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. administers the oath-taking of newly promoted generals and flag officers at the Malacañang Palace on Monday, May 13, 2024.<em> KJ Rosales, PPA pool/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>NEW YORK — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was enraged upon seeing a viral video of a migrant worker officer in Bahrain allegedly mistreating OFWs who were seeking financial assistance at the Bahrain Embassy, according to the Palace.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/3/10/marcos-meets-with-un-secretary-general-ant-nio-guterres-discusses-ph-bid-for-un-security-council-0721">Marcos meets with UN Secretary-General António Guterres, discusses PH bid for UN Security Council</a></div><p>&quot;Hindi po ito ikinatuwa ng Pangulo. Nagalit siya para sa ating mga OFWs dahil sa pagmamaltrato ng ilang public servant,&quot; Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro said in a press briefing Monday, March 9, in New York on the sidelines of Marcos&#x27; three-day working visit.</p><p>The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) personnel in Bahrain had been recalled to their home office while an administrative investigation was ongoing, according to Castro.</p><p>The Palace official reiterated Marcos&#x27; order to the government to ensure the well-being of overseas Filipino workers, especially those in the affected areas of the escalating tensions in the Middle East.</p><p>Castro said officials who cannot serve Filipinos wholeheartedly should just resign.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/3/1/marcos-jr-ph-monitoring-filipinos-welfare-amid-middle-east-airstrikes-1036">Marcos Jr.: PH monitoring Filipinos’ welfare amid Middle East airstrikes</a></div><div> </div><div><strong>REPATRIATION UNDERWAY</strong></div><div> </div><p>Meanwhile, Castro said repatriation efforts were underway for OFWs who wanted to return to the Philippines due to the continuing tensions in the Middle East.</p><p>She said around 400 OFWs and dependents had been repatriated to the country since March 3.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/3/9/iran-war-sends-oil-price-soaring-as-khamenei-son-takes-charge-2129">Iran war sends oil price soaring as Khamenei son takes charge</a></div><p>Several OFWs are transiting by land as well as chartered flights booked from Dubai, Riyadh, and Saudi Arabia to the Philippines, with the earliest possible departure set on March 14, said Castro.</p><p>Their repatriation is funded through the Emergency Repatriation Fund managed by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, she said.</p><p>She added that the government was &quot;finalizing&quot; the flight arrangement of OFWs seeking repatriation from the United Arab Emirates.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/3/10/strike-hits-beirut-as-israel-says-it-launched-attacks-vs-hezbollah-infrastructure-0010">Israeli airstrike hits Beirut</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS: </strong></div><div><strong><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/Cho7ULlRCXk?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><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/mnJTK1WPGMo?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><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/PzFV27ytAkM?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was enraged upon seeing a viral video of a Migrant Worker Officer in Bahrain allegedly mistreating overseas Filipino workers who were seeking financial assistance at the Bahrain Embassy, according to the Palace.</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was enraged upon seeing a viral video of a Migrant Worker Officer in Bahrain allegedly mistreating overseas Filipino workers who were seeking financial assistance at the Bahrain Embassy, according to the Palace.

Palace: Marcos furious over migrant worker officer's alleged mistreatment of OFWs in Bahrain

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Palace: Marcos furious over migrant worker officer's alleged mistreatment of OFWs in Bahrain

Harlene Delgado,

ABS-CBN News

Published March 10, 2026 09:34 AM PHT

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