Charter flight with 442 OFWs arrives from Middle EastMigrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac welcomes overseas Filipino workers repatriated from the Middle East upon their arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport yesterday. MANILA, Philippines — The first Philippine chartered flight since the Middle East crisis broke out brought home 442 Filipinos yesterday, according to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). Of the total number of repatriates from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), 200 are overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and seven are children. The second batch of repatriated Filipinos from the Middle East is expected to arrive today from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in another Philippine chartered flight. The first flight carrying repatriated Filipinos from Dubai arrived last March 5 in a flight arranged by the UAE government.

Source: Philippine Star March 14, 2026 16:35 UTC