Five decades after the first batch of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) was deployed to the Middle East during a massive oil boom there in the 1970s, the region still remains the top recruiter of Filipino labor, a jobs company said.

Overseas Filipino Workers from the Middle East arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. AFP PHOTO

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