One hundred thirteen (113) Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) arrived from Kuwait today.
They flew back home on board Philippine Airlines Flight 669.
The plane landed at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) at about 10 am.
Officials of government agencies who were on hand to welcome the OFWs at the airport promised the workers will be given financial assistance.
2,229 OFWs in Kuwait want to be repatriated but only 1,754 have been given clearance to leave the gulf state under its amnesty program.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano was among the government officials at the airport.
He said the Philippine government hopes Kuwait's amnesty program will be extended to three more months.
Cayetano said the relations between the Philippines and Kuwait are going through rough times.
"We are going through a rocky period," he explained.
The Philippines is seeking improvement in the treatment of OFWs in Kuwait.
This is amid reports of several abuses that OFWs suffered in the hands of their employers.
Cayetano is hoping for concrete commitments and resolutions from Kuwaiti government.