OWWA struggles to find quarantine facilities for returning OFWs

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) is facing challenges in finding quarantine facilities for returning Filipino workers due to the COVID-19 crisis.

National Task Force Against COVID-19 head Carlito Galvez Jr. announced that 19 of the repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have tested positive for COVID-19.

OWWA administrator Hans Leo Cacdac confirmed that quarantine facilities are nearly full, with an estimated 23,480 OFWs currently undergoing mandatory 14-day quarantine.

Due to these challenges, flights from other countries arriving at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have been suspended until May 8.