MANILA, Philippines — At least 1,920 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) returned to the country in June, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported on Thursday.
The DFA, through the Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs (OUMWA), has previously arranged special flights to bring home Filipinos who were stranded in the UAE.
“We wish to assure our distressedkababayanin the UAE that we are not only firming up plans but executing these plans swiftly to bring them home at the soonest possible time,” Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs Sarah Lou Arriola said in a statement.
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