Over 400 OFWs, LSIs arrive in Bacolod via sweeper flights

Over 400 OFWs and LSIs returned to Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, via three separate flights from Manila over the past two days.

The first flight, operated by AirAsia, brought 71 OFWs from various parts of Negros Occidental and 39 from Bacolod City.

A Philippine Airlines flight transported 159 OFWs, including 104 from Negros Occidental and 55 from Bacolod City, before midnight on Tuesday.

Another Philippine Airlines flight on Tuesday afternoon brought 14 OFWs and 134 LSIs from Metro Manila to Bacolod City.

OFWs from Negros Occidental were initially accommodated in the Provincial Healing Center before being transferred to hotels.

Returning OFWs in Bacolod are staying in hotels, pensions, or tourist inns, while LSIs are quarantining in school-based facilities for 14 days.

A fifth sweeper flight on Friday morning brought 93 OFWs, including 65 from Negros Occidental and 28 from Bacolod City.

Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson stated that all 65 Negrenses would be accommodated in a hotel in Bacolod City, with seven initially staying at the Provincial Healing Center.

Previously, an AirAsia flight on Wednesday night brought 71 OFWs from various parts of Negros Occidental and 39 from Bacolod City.

A Philippine Airlines flight on Tuesday brought 159 OFWs, including 104 from Negros Occidental and 55 from Bacolod City.