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Passengers on a chartered flight from the Middle East — consisting of 153 Overseas Filipino Workers, 114 dependents, and 50 stranded Filipinos — arrive at Villamor Air Base on March 19, 2026. Yummie Dingding, PPA Pool/File

Passengers on a chartered flight from the Middle East—consisting of 153 Overseas Filipino Workers, 114 dependents, and 50 stranded Filipinos—arrived at Villamor Air Base on March 19, 2026.
The third chartered flight was made possible through coordination with the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the Philippine Embassy in Abu Dhabi, the Philippine Consulate General and Migrant Workers Office in Dubai, and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). The repatriation followed instructions from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to assist Filipinos who opted to return to the country amid growing tensions in the Middle East.  Yummie Dingding, PPA pool

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OFWS- REPATRIATON

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/177623630165220260320-ofw-repatriation-middle-east-conflict-PPA13.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Passengers on a chartered flight from the Middle East — consisting of 153 Overseas Filipino Workers, 114 dependents, and 50 stranded Filipinos — arrive at Villamor Air Base on March 19, 2026. <em>Yummie Dingding, PPA Pool/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday ordered government agencies to prioritize and ensure the economic security of over 5,000 overseas Filipino workers and their dependents who had been repatriated from the Middle East due to US-Israeli war with Iran.</p><p>This, as he visited the &quot;Bayanihan para sa Balikbayang Manggagawa National Reintegration Network Regional Fair&quot; and &quot;Balik Turo: A Hero’s Journey Way Home&quot; where key government services are consolidated in a one-stop hub to provide displaced OFWs access to employment opportunities, livelihood support, and government assistance.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/4/6/5000-jobs-available-for-displaced-ofws-due-to-middle-east-conflict-1447">5000 jobs available for displaced OFWs due to Middle East conflict</a></div><p>Marcos together with Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac and Education Secretary Sonny Angara inspected the services being offered at the Leyte National High School gymnasium Wednesday, April 15.</p><p>Some of the services provided include dedicated “Sa Pinas Ikaw ang Ma’am at Sir” (SPIMS) Help Desk and on-site registration for Accreditation and Equivalency (A&amp;E) tests.</p><p>The hubs also offer access to the Philippine Educational Placement Test (PEPT) registration and the Senior High School voucher program to ensure uninterrupted schooling for their children.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/3/21/what-assistance-does-government-provide-to-repatriated-ofws-1253">What assistance does government provide to repatriated OFWs?</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</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/mnJTK1WPGMo?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday ordered government agencies to prioritize and ensure economic security of over 5,000 overseas Filipino workers and their dependents who had been repatriated from the Middle East due to US-Israeli war with Iran.</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday ordered government agencies to prioritize and ensure economic security of over 5,000 overseas Filipino workers and their dependents who had been repatriated from the Middle East due to US-Israeli war with Iran.

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Gov't launches programs for OFWs displaced by Middle East war

Harlene Delgado,

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Published April 15, 2026 04:00 PM PHT

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