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OFWs from Davao Region urged to return home amid Gulf crisis By MAYA M. PADILLO he regional of�ice of the Overseas Workers and Welfare Aministration (OWWA) are urging Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from Davao Region to come home amid escalating tension in the Middle East.
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Carmelo Elaya, chief for programs and services division of OWWA 11 told media at the Kapehan sa Dabaw on Monday that there are 34 OFWs from Davao Region—24 are working in Iraq while 10 are working in Iran. They comprised the reported 1,600 OFWs in Iraq and 1,000 in Iran. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) recently raised “Crisis Alert Level 4” over Iraq, paving the way for the mandatory repatriation of some Filipinos working there. The level 4 alert, which is the highest among the
DFA travel advisories, was issued after a US drone attack killed a top Iranian general in Iraq on Jan. 3. "The crisis is now in alert level 4 and OFWs are advised to evacuate. Ang ato ginahangyo na pabalikon na sila diri pero kung mag dumili sila, decision na sa mga OFWs," Elaya said. Elaya added that OWWA 11 has established Task Force Gitnang Silangan, which is a crisis management committee that will help the OFWs. " Ang atong Task Force muabot didto para ma-istoryahan sila ug i
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President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go conduct an aerial inspection on Monday on their way to Manila from Davao City to find out the extent of the destruction brought about by Sunday’s Taal volcano eruption. Photo courtesy of Sen. Bong Go