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5th batch of Saudi OFWs' remains to arrive Sept. 27: OWWA
The fifth batch of human remains of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who died in Saudi Arabia will be repatriated to the Philippines this weekend.
This repatriation effort brings the total number of assisted families to approximately 320, providing them with closure and a path to healing.
OWWA Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac highlighted that this is the first time in history that a mass repatriation of human remains has occurred due to accumulated deaths during lockdowns in Saudi Arabia.
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III pledged that the government would continue to repatriate deceased OFWs from all over the world.
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