Manila, March 15 -- A total of 342 Filipinos safely returned to the Philippines on Sunday morning through the government's second chartered repatriation flight from the Middle East.

The flight, operated by Philippine Airlines, landed at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 in Paranaque City at around 7 a.m.

Department of Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration head Patricia Yvonne Caunan, Department of Health Undersecretary Gloria Balboa, and representatives from other government agencies welcomed the returning Filipinos.

The returning Filipinos, 328 of them overseas Filipino workers, were provided with assistance, including temporary hotel accommodation, medical checkups, food, and t...