OWWA receives 1,189 requests for repatriation from Middle East OFWs

At least 1,189 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have sought repatriation from several Middle East countries, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) said on Wednesday, as authorities ramped up assistance efforts in anticipation of more arrivals. OWWA Administrator Patricia Yvonne Caunan said the figure was based on real-time, round-the-clock monitoring by the agency’s operations center in