DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac and Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa personally welcomed the returnees, along with officials from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, Office of the President, Presidential Management Staff and Department of Social Welfare and Development.
The repatriation was conducted in coordination with the Department of Migrant Workers, the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Philippine Embassy, following the directive of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to ensure the safety and welfare of Filipinos in the Middle East.
