Over 640K OFWs returned home since pandemic
Over 640,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have returned home since the start of the pandemic.
As of Tuesday, 641,717 OFWs have completed quarantine protocols while 9,000 are still in quarantine.
DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello thanked the Inter-Agency Task Force for shortening the quarantine period to allow OFWs more time with their families.
The shortened quarantine period is particularly beneficial for OFWs who only spend a month in the country.
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