Marcos misses homecoming rites for 317 Filipinos from Middle East

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. could not welcome the fresh batch of repatriated Filipinos from the conflict-ridden places in the Middle East on Thursday as he was busy attending a high-level economic meeting. The President was leading the Economy and Development Council (EDC) meeting in Malacañang when the government-arranged charter flight carrying more than