Manila, Oct. 19 -- The first batch of 34 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is expected to arrive in the Philippines on Monday as the government arranges the repatriation of hundreds of workers amid regional security concerns and flight disruptions.

Saudi Arabia has faced drone and missile attacks attributed to Yemen's Houthi rebels, including an incident at Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport that killed over a dozen and injured hundreds.

The 34 workers are among 249 OFWs with confirmed flight bookings secured by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW).

OWWA said the other 215 workers with confirmed bookings are scheduled to return between Oct. 19 a...