Philippines charters special flight to fly home over 450 Filipinos from UAE on March 13

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The Philippine government has chartered a special flight to bring home more than 450 Filipinos today, March 13. They will depart from Fujairah International Airport.

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Hans Leo Cacdac, Secretary of the Philippine Department of Migrant Workers, who arrived in Dubai on Friday, will personally accompany the returning Filipinos.

He told Khaleej Times a total of 480 seats have been allocated for the special flight, with all tickets paid for by the Philippine government.

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Among the ones travelling, about 270 are OFWs (overseas Filipino workers) and their dependents, while more than 130 are stranded tourists. One of them is 70-year old Marisol Baligod, who was supposed to go home on March 6, after a two-month vacation to be with her family in Sharjah.

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Angel Tesorero

Angel Tesorero is Assistant Editor and designated funny guy in the newsroom, but dead serious about writing on transport, labour migration, and environmental issues. He is a food lover too.