Over 200 OFWs repatriated amid pandemic

Over 200 Filipino workers returned home on Sunday amid the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing the total number of repatriated overseas Filipinos to 16,911.

The latest batch included 233 OFWs from Indonesia, Kenya, and Singapore who lost their jobs due to the pandemic; their employers covered their travel expenses.

On Monday, an additional 33 land-based Filipino workers arrived from Singapore and Malawi after being repatriated by the DFA.

The OFWs from Malawi transited through several countries before returning home and will undergo a 14-day quarantine at a Bureau of Quarantine-accredited facility.

Those arriving from Singapore were assisted by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration for temporary accommodation during their quarantine period.