Manila Bulletin
Over 50 stranded overseas Filipinos in Bahrain return home--DFA
Fifty-eight Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from Bahrain, including detainees who completed their sentences and wards from difficult working conditions, were successfully repatriated to the Philippines.
The group included ten Filipino detainees and five wards from the Philippine Embassy's shelter in Bahrain, along with a two-month-old baby.
The repatriates arrived in the Philippines on Friday, November 26.
Detainees were unable to leave Bahrain immediately after completing their sentences due to a lack of available flight seats.
The wards were housed at the Embassy shelter after leaving their employers due to poor working conditions.
The repatriation was made possible through coordination with the Philippine Embassy in Bahrain, OWWA, and Gulf Air, which provided additional seats at a special rate.
The Philippine Embassy also worked with various Bahraini authorities to process the exit clearances for the repatriates.
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