The Department of Social Welfare and Development on Friday said it has continued to assist overseas Filipino workers and other overseas Filipinos who have been repatriated to the country amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group.

From the start of repatriation on 18 October until 14 November when the 14th batch of repatriates arrived in the Philippines, the DSWD said it has already assisted some 272 OFWs and OFs.

"The Department has released some P5.4 million worth of assistance to these repatriates which include cash and food aid," DSWD Assistant Secretary for Strategic Communications Romel Lopez said.

These repatriates came from Israel, Lebanon, the West Bank, and Palestine.

"Each repatriate was given P10,000 cash aid and another P10,000 food assistance through the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation or AICS," Lopez, who is also the DSWD spokesperson, said.

The DSWD works jointly with other government agencies for a whole-of-government approach in assisting the repatriates during these difficult times.