00:00More than 1,300 Filipinos stranded in the Middle East have been safely repatriated.
00:06The Department of Migrant Workers reports 1,022 overseas Filipino workers and 293 dependents
00:13returned to the country under the government's repatriation program from March 5-14.
00:17The repatriations come amid a broader Middle East conflict that began with United States
00:22and Israeli airstrikes on Iran. The Department of Foreign Affairs' data shows there are an
00:28estimated 2.4 million Filipinos in the Middle East. Majority of them are in Saudi Arabia and
00:33the United Arab Emirates. DMW Secretary Hans Kakdak says the government prioritizes the safe return
00:40of OFWs from high-risk areas, those with medical conditions, and others facing urgent humanitarian concerns.
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