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35 repatriated OFWs arrive in PH in time for New Year
Thirty-five overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Cambodia were repatriated to the Philippines on New Year's Eve.
The OFWs arrived in three separate batches at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Wednesday, December 31.
Of the 35 repatriated individuals, 34 were victims of human trafficking, while one had served time in prison for a money laundering-related case.
The Philippine Embassy in Phnom Penh, alongside the Migrant Workers Offices (MWOs) in Singapore and Thailand, facilitated their safe return.
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) stated that the first two batches, each with eight OFWs, arrived via Air Asia flights from Kuala Lumpur.
The third batch, comprising 18 human trafficking victims and the repatriated individual from prison, arrived via a Philippine Airlines direct flight from Phnom Penh.
The repatriates received financial aid upon arrival, and the DMW continues to warn against deceptive job offers, urging verification of overseas employment opportunities.
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