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681 stranded Soccsksargen OFWs arrive home
A total of 681 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from the Soccsksargen region, stranded in Metro Manila due to quarantine, have returned home.
The OFWs were assisted by the government's 'Hatid Probinsya' program.
539 of them arrived via sweeper flights, and 142 returned by passenger vessels.
At least five special Air Asia flights from Manila landed in General Santos City International Airport over the past three days.
Upon arrival, the OFWs were subjected to a 14-day mandatory quarantine in facilities designated by their respective local government units.
Some workers underwent rapid diagnostic tests for COVID-19, and health workers are closely monitoring their status.
OWWA 12 expects more stranded OFWs to arrive in the coming days through sweeper flights coordinated by the agency, DILG, and DOTr.
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