20 unwed mothers, 23 children arrive in PH from Dubai
Twenty unwed Filipino mothers and their 23 children arrived Tuesday in the Philippines from Dubai amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, according to Bernadette Reyes' report on Super Radyo dzBB.
Also with them were 10 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were supposed to go to Jordan to work as domestic workers.
They will reportedly be given financial assistance amounting to P50,000 each as well as reintegration and livelihood assistance.
Meanwhile, around 150 OFWs must be repatriated from Israel.
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration are now Coordinating with the Department of Foreign Affairs to secure their safe repatriation.
The DMW said that OFWs who wish to return to the country may reach out to hotline 1348. — Joahna Lei Casilao/RSJ, GMA Integrated News
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