MANILA, Philippines – A total of 55 stranded overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are set to arrive on Friday evening in Manila from Papua New Guinea, the Department of Foreign Affairs said.

A report into what caused one of New Zealand's worst air disasters at Fox Glacier 20 months ago will be released today.

The government’s evacuation program for overseas Filipino workers in Syria remains in “full swing,” with the repatriation on Thursday of another 26 OFWs from the strife-torn Middle East country, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs.