The Pag-IBIG Fund has approved a special benefits package for repatriated overseas Filipino workers, allowing them to access their savings and receive temporary relief on housing loan payments as they recover from the ongoing Middle East crisis.

The move complies with the directive of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to extend assistance to affected OFWs, with Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling calling the measure timely amid continuing repatriation efforts.