Duterte report: Up to 100,000 OFWs may be repatriated due to pandemic
Duterte report: Up to 100,000 OFWs may be repatriated due to pandemic
MANILA, Philippines — The Palace is expecting that the number of repatriated migrant Filipinos due to the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic would reach 100,000 in the coming months.
In his 13th report to Congress on the implementation of the ‘Bayanihan’ Law, President Rodrigo Duterte said that there are nearly 29,963 seafarers who are expected to be sent home, while the foreign service posts of the Department of Foreign Affairs reported that another 17,830 land-based OFWs have signified their intent to be repatriated.
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