DFA repatriates 350 distressed Filipinos from Saudi Arabia

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it has repatriated 350 distressed Filipinos from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
 
The repatriates arrived in the country on Friday, DFA Acting Undersecretary for Migrant Workers' Affairs Eduardo Jose de Vega said.
 
Among those repatriated were senior citizens, expectant women, and children, including six infants.
 
"As the festive season draws near, your DFA will work tirelessly to bring back to our country our kababayans so that they may partake in the joy of being with their family," De Vega said in a statement.

"Seeing their smiles upon reaching our motherland is the inspiration that drives us to exert our utmost in serving our new heroes. Nandito kami para sa inyo (We are here for you),” he added. — Richa Noriega/VBL, GMA News