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SBS News in Filipino, Saturday 18 April 2026

OFWS from Middle East

138 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), along with 59 dependents, have safely returned to the Philippines from Dubai and Qatar. Source: Department of Migrant Workers PH

Here are today's top stories on SBS Filipino.


Key Points
  • Thousands of OFWs in the Middle East affected by tensions; financial assistance being provided by the Philippine government
  • Prime Minister Anthony Albanese joins world leaders in talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
  • Filipino priest Nelson Po formally ordained as Auxiliary Bishop of Perth

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