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BOC-NAIA adds more workers amid the surge in number of returning OFWs
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) at NAIA has augmented its personnel to better assist returning Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and other repatriates amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
BOC spokesperson Vincent Philip Maronilla stated that additional front-liners from warehouse operations have been deployed to support the existing 63 examiners and appraisers.
This move is a proactive measure by the BOC-NAIA to prepare for an anticipated increase in returning Filipinos.
The government has been repatriating OFWs affected by the pandemic, coinciding with the easing of some air travel restrictions.
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