Govt brings home 3,000 Filipinos from UAE

By Bernadette E. Tamayo

Jul 20, 2021 12:05 am

THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has repatriated since the start of the pandemic a total of 3,000 distressed Filipinos from the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The government on Sunday brought home 359 overseas Filipinos including 112 pregnant women and 12 persons with disabilities (PWDs).

Photo from Department of Foreign Affairs FB page

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