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Bigger budget needed for OFW repatriation amid US-Iran Middle East conflict

Rep. Bryan Revilla calls for increased budget allocation for the Department of Migrant Workers and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration to support overseas Filipino workers who may be forced to return home due to escalating US-Iran conflict in the Middle East. The House of Representatives is prepared to study larger funding for the 2027 General Appropriations Act and possible supplemental budget for 2026, with government currently deploying repatriation flights and maintaining emergency response funds for affected OFWs.