The Philippine embassy in Doha, Qatar repatriated a total of 278 overseas Filipinos, including an infant, via a chartered Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight on May 20.
In a statement on Friday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the chartered flight included 28 female wards who have sought temporary shelter at the embassy/Philippine Overseas Labor Office's (POLO) Migrant Workers and other Overseas Filipinos Resource Center (MWOFRC) prior to their repatriation.
The repatriates, who were assisted by the embassy and POLO officials and personnel at the airport, arrived individually and in groups, with some of whom went to the airport as early as six hours in advance.
PAL officials and cabin crew welcome Filipino repatriates as they b...