MANILA - Sixty-six Filipinos, including 42 children, are now back in the country after being repatriated from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

The Department of Foreign Affairs said the group of 24 adults and 42 children arrived Monday morning at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

The group was repatriated by Saudi Arabia deportation authorities. They were among the Filipinos who previously stayed under the Kandara bridge in Jeddah.

According to the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah, another group consisting of 62 Filipino women and three children is scheduled to be repatriated in the coming weeks.

There are 180 more OFWs currently staying at the Saudi deportation center waiting for the processing of their exit papers for deportation.