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.

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.

More than 50 overseas Filipino workers stranded in Manus, Papua New Guinea will soon be sent home on a special flight from that countryâs capital.