Manila, March 12 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is closely coordinating with other concerned national agencies to ensure immediate and proper assistance for repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFW) due to the ongoing geopolitical crisis in the Middle East.

"Patuloy ang ating koordinasyon sa Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) at sa Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) para makapag-augment tayo ng assistance sa mga repatriated na overseas Filipinos at OFWs (We are continuously coordinating with the DMW and OWWA for the augmentation of assistance for repatriated Overseas Filipinos and OFWs)," Assistant Secretary Juan Carlo Marquez of the DSWD's Policy and Planning Group said Thursday in a media foru...