175 OFWs from Panay, Guimaras arrive in Iloilo

A total of 175 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from Panay and Guimaras, stranded in Manila, arrived in Iloilo on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, aboard the vessel M/V St. Leo the Great.

Of the 175 OFWs, 37 were from Aklan, 18 from Antique, 12 from Capiz, 68 from Iloilo province, five from Guimaras, and 35 from Iloilo City.

OFWs from Guimaras, and the provinces and city of Iloilo were billeted in a hotel in Iloilo City for their quarantine.

Meanwhile, 52 OFWs who are residents of Negros Occidental and Bacolod City arrived in Bacolod City on Tuesday night, April 28, 2020, also aboard the M/V St. Leo the Great.

The Bacolod residents were brought to Graciano Lopez Jaena Elementary School for their 14-day mandatory quarantine.

Thirty-three out of 35 OFWs quarantined at the provincial healing center in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental were sent home on Thursday, April 30, after testing negative for COVID-19.

Of the 33 released OFWs, 15 were Bacolod residents and 18 were from the province; they were repatriated from Cebu.

The two remaining OFWs from Silay City and Candoni town are still in quarantine after testing positive for the virus.