Middle East-bound OFWs stranded, sent home due to ongoing tension in the region

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00:00Overseas Filipino Workers, or OFWs, bound for the Middle East have been stranded or sent home due to ongoing tensions

00:07in the region.

00:08According to the Overseas Workers' Welfare Administration Region, or OWA Region 11, many OFWs are currently affected,

00:15including some who left just as the conflict began last Saturday following the closure of several Middle Eastern airports impacting

00:23their flights.

00:24The agency confirmed that they now are processing guidelines for assistance to the stranded workers.

00:31And as of March 3, 15 stranded OFWs have already returned to the Davo region.

00:37The agency is gathering their details to expedite aid, although the guidelines are still being finalized.

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