Manila, March 2 -- Government agencies extended assistance to stranded overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) bound for the Middle East following flight cancellations prompted by escalating tensions in the region.

In a social media post Monday, the DMW said its Migrant Workers Office in Hong Kong assisted 132 OFWs scheduled to depart for Riyadh and Dubai, after their flights were cancelled following missile attacks between the United States, Iran, and Israel.

A total of 57 Abu Dhabi-bound OFWs who were stranded at Hong Kong International Airport have returned to Manila early Monday.

The OFWs were given food and temporary accommodation while awaiting updates and alternative travel arrangements.

On Sunday, Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo C...