Photo credit: Official Facebook page of Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers' Affairs
Doha: The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), through the Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs (OUMWA) and the Philippine Embassy in Doha (Doha PE), repatriated the latest group of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from Doha, Qatar.
This marks as the second repatriation flight from Qatar for the month of August. The flight brought home a total of 287 overseas Filipinos, including four pregnant women.
This announcement about the latest batch of repatriates from the Middle East that landed home today was posted by the Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers' Affairs on their official Facebook page.
Over 500 overseas Filipino workers from Qatar were repatriated this month.
In the same announcement, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs, Sarah Lou Y. Arriola, stated: “Today’s arrival is part of the DFA’s sustained efforts in fulfilling its primary duty of providing prompt and commensurate assistance to our distressed nationals abroad.”
“We understand that the current pandemic has altered the circumstances of our overseas Filipinos. Through these DFA-sponsored flights, we guarantee our commitment to protect their welfare and well-being,” added the Undersecretary.
Upon landing, the repatriates underwent the appropriate medical protocols as required by the Department of Health-Bureau of Quarantine. They would also be required to undergo quarantine in accordance with the omnibus guidelines established by the Inter-Agency Task Force.
