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OFs from Sudan to Return Home
Photo credit: Department of Migrant Workers
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has announced flight arrangements for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the civil unrest in Sudan. The announcement was made by Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople, who stated that two groups of distressed OFWs would be taking commercial flights via Saudia Airlines on May 3, arriving in Manila the next day.
The groups, composed of 80 and 72 OFWs, respectively, are part of the 340 OFWs that were assisted by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Philippine Embassy in Cairo (PE-Cairo) in crossing over from the Sudan Port into the Argeen Land Port Authority in Aswan, Egypt. OWWA Administrator Arnell Ignacio will be joining one of the groups on the flight home.
Ople emphasized the DMW's commitment to bringing home as many OFWs as possible, with negotiations underway with Philippine Airlines for a chartered flight to bring the remaining 188 OFWs from the group of 340 rescued plus an anticipated 104 OFWs that would be arriving this week after successfully clearing the Egyptian border.
"For this week, we will have 152 arriving on May 4 from Egypt and another bigger batch of OFWs from Sudan coming home hopefully via a chartered PAL flight. OWWA and the DMW are committed to bringing as many of our kababayans home, so that the process of healing from the trauma of Sudan’s civil war can commence," Ople said.
The DMW's efforts are part of the government's bayanihan spirit, which emphasizes the importance of working together to help those in need. According to Ople, private sector entities are also part of the team that is committed to ensuring the safe return of distressed OFWs.
The groups, composed of 80 and 72 OFWs, respectively, are part of the 340 OFWs that were assisted by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Philippine Embassy in Cairo (PE-Cairo) in crossing over from the Sudan Port into the Argeen Land Port Authority in Aswan, Egypt. OWWA Administrator Arnell Ignacio will be joining one of the groups on the flight home.
Ople emphasized the DMW's commitment to bringing home as many OFWs as possible, with negotiations underway with Philippine Airlines for a chartered flight to bring the remaining 188 OFWs from the group of 340 rescued plus an anticipated 104 OFWs that would be arriving this week after successfully clearing the Egyptian border.
"For this week, we will have 152 arriving on May 4 from Egypt and another bigger batch of OFWs from Sudan coming home hopefully via a chartered PAL flight. OWWA and the DMW are committed to bringing as many of our kababayans home, so that the process of healing from the trauma of Sudan’s civil war can commence," Ople said.
The DMW's efforts are part of the government's bayanihan spirit, which emphasizes the importance of working together to help those in need. According to Ople, private sector entities are also part of the team that is committed to ensuring the safe return of distressed OFWs.
May 2, 2023
