Returning overseas Filipino workers displaced by overseas crises now have access to a continuing chain of government support that follows them from the moment they land through their attempts to rebuild at home, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration said.
The agency reported that 11,340 OFWs and their dependents have received immediate aid upon reaching the Philippines under the UPLIFT program. That assistance covered help at the airport, transportation, financial and medical support, psychosocial care, and other services meant to bring workers home safely and with dignity.
Behind that total sits the scale of the operation. OWWA counted 211 emergency repatriation flights, along with 7,063 workers given international transportation assistance and 6,681 provided local transportation once they reached the country. Financial aid went to 7,555 individuals, while Regional Welfare Offices delivered 6,492 post-repatriation services.
OWWA emphasized that its responsibilities do not stop once a worker clears the arrival area. Through its Regional Welfare Offices, the agency said it continues to guide returning workers as they look for employment, enroll in training, start businesses, pursue further schooling, and work toward recovery alongside their families.
The agency framed this sustained engagement as central to its mandate, describing safe repatriation not as a conclusion but as the opening of a new chapter for the workers it serves.
OWWA said its coordination with other government agencies follows the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., who has instructed that no OFW be left behind during periods of crisis.
