Manila, March 11 -- A total of 4,608 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), as of Tuesday, have received various types of assistance from the Philippine government amid the escalating regional tension in the Middle East, Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said.

In his presentation at a joint hearing of the House Committees on Overseas Workers Affairs and Foreign Affairs on the impact of the United States/Israel and Iran conflict on OFWs on Wednesday, Cacdac said the DMW and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) have been on the ground providing various forms of support, including temporary accommodation, financial aid, food and basic necessities and psychosocial services, both in in conflict-affected areas and transit hubs...