Manila Bulletin
DILG prefers home quarantine for returning OFWs
Department of Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra warned that local government officials who refuse to accept returning Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) may face administrative and criminal charges.
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año clarified that LGUs should impose a 14-day home quarantine for returning OFWs, rather than isolating them away from their homes.
As of May 28, the government had facilitated the return of 11,889 OFWs, with 24,000 OFWs expected to be sent home within a week.
President Duterte ordered the Departments of Labor and Employment and the Department of Health (DOH) to send home the 24,000 OFWs stuck in quarantine centers within a week.
The President also vowed to expedite the processing and release of COVID-19 test results of the OFWs.
Approximately 300,000 OFWs are expected to return to the country this year.
All returning OFWs are required to undergo a 14-day quarantine and testing before being allowed to return home.
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