Philippines starts repatriating 5k Filipinos in Sabah
The Philippines has started the repatriation process for over 5,000 Filipinos who reportedly have undocumented status in Sabah.
On Tuesday, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said that the first group of 395 people arrived in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi on Saturday and all tested negative for COVID-19.
Lorenzana added that provincial governments were informed to accept these individuals as they are COVID-free. The DOH paid for their testing before departure from Malaysia.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development, Department of Health, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, and Bureau of Quarantine are handling the repatriation efforts with Zamboanga City serving as the main processing area.
This story was generated by AI to help you understand the key points. For more detailed coverage, please see the news articles from trusted media outlets below.
Topics in this story
Explore more stories about these topics