Metro Manila, Philippines – Forty-nine overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) repatriated from Dammam, Saudi Arabia arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay City on Friday, Oct. 23.

The Department of Migrant Workers said the OFWs boarded the Gulf Air flight GF 154, availing voluntary repatriation from the widening Middle East tensions.

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration said the recent arrival brings the total number of repatriated OFWs from Saudi Arabia to 248.

It added that 326 more workers with confirmed flights are expected to return to the country between Oct. 24 and 31, while 72 others will arrive on Nov. 2.