MANILA, Philippines — At least 1,189 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have requested repatriation from several Middle East countries, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) said Wednesday, as authorities ramp up assistance in anticipation of more arrivals. OWWA administrator Patricia Yvonne Canaunan said the figure comes from real-time, round-the-clock monitoring by the agency’s operations center in Manila. “This is a moving number as we speak,” Canaunan said in a press briefing in Mandaluyong City.  She provided a breakdown of requests by country as of 12 noon Wednesday: 278 from Bahrain, 46 from Israel, 62 from Kuwait, 231 from Dubai, 246 from […]... Keep on reading: OWWA: 1,189 OFWs seek repatriation amid Middle East tensions