Philippines' Duterte answers call of workers begging to go home

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Manila is braced for thousands of workers to return due to job losses overseas. FMTNews

Rodrigo Duterte says Manila will use all government resources to bring home overseas Filipino workers.

Thousands are aboard cruise vessels off Manila Bay or stuck in hotels and crowded health facilities, some growing frustrated having tested negative for the coronavirus and completed the mandated 14-day quarantine. “The president said they can use all government resources and whatever means of transportation – bus, aeroplane, ships – to bring the OFWs home,” Duterte’s spokesman, Harry Roque, said on Monday.

Crew reached by Reuters said information was scarce and prolonged isolation was taking a toll on their mental and emotional health.

 

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