DFA repatriates Filipino seafarers from US
A total of 354 Filipino seafarers from Miami returned home on Wednesday through the DFA's repatriation program amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The seafarers, who worked aboard four Carnival cruise ships, arrived in Manila at 10:20 a.m. via Qatar Airways flight QR 7485.
All crew members underwent mandatory health inspections by the DOH-Bureau of Quarantine and will be subjected to a 14-day facility quarantine in predetermined hotels approved by the DOH.
The previous day, another batch of 301 Filipino seafarers from Miami arrived at NAIA Terminal 1 on a Qatar Airways flight.
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