A Filipino mother and her young son have been reunited with relatives in the Philippines after government agencies coordinated their return from the United Arab Emirates, capping months of legal and protective arrangements in Dubai.
The pair touched down at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay City on September 12, 2026, arriving aboard Gulf Air Flight GF 154. Waiting to meet them were officials from the Department of Social Welfare and Development, specifically its Field Offices in Region III and the National Capital Region, who arranged welfare assistance and referrals to cover the family’s immediate needs during their transition back home.
The repatriation was steered by the Migrant Workers Office in Dubai together with the Department of Migrant Workers and other Philippine agencies. According to the DMW, the mother had endured serious hardship and distress during her time in Dubai and was given assistance and protection by Philippine authorities and their local counterparts.
Her child’s care was handled separately while paperwork moved forward. Before the family flew home, the boy was sheltered under the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children and at Family Village in Al Warqa, Dubai. Once the required proceedings wrapped up, the MWO Dubai arranged the family’s departure.
Groundwork on the Philippine side began ahead of the arrival. The Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office of San Simon, Pampanga, carried out an early social worker’s assessment and determined that relatives were prepared to take the mother and son in and offer immediate care. That same review flagged several follow-up needs: psychosocial support, medical and health evaluation, help with childcare and parenting, case management, and continued monitoring.
To keep those services running without interruption, the MSWDO called for sustained coordination among the DMW, the DSWD, and other concerned agencies once the family had settled back in.
The DMW framed the case as part of a broader, whole-of-government method for shielding migrant workers—one that stretches from protection overseas through reception, reunification, and aftercare at home. OFWs in crisis can reach the agency’s AKSYON Fund under the UPLIFT Initiative through the DMW Central Office, any DMW Regional Office or Migrant Workers Office, or at https://dmw.gov.ph/contact-us.
