25,002 OFWs sent home via 'hatid probinsiya'

Updated Mon, June 1, 2020 at 8:00 AM Published Fri, May 29, 2020 at 12:13 PM

As of June 1, 2020, a total of 25,002 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have been facilitated by the government to return to their hometowns.

These repatriates were transported via air, land, and sea, with an additional 6,574 OFWs fetched by relatives.

The group includes approximately 8,000 seafarers who were stranded on cruise ships in Manila Bay.

This initiative, termed 'hatid probinsiya,' was completed one week after President Duterte ordered the immediate release of COVID-19-cleared OFWs.

The government aims to send home thousands more OFWs displaced by the pandemic, with 42,000 expected in June.

OFWs are required to undergo a 14-day quarantine and COVID-19 testing before returning home, though some experienced delays in test results and clearances.

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