During the committee’s second meeting last week, Foreign Undersecretary Sarah Arriola informed the panel that the Department of Foreign Affairs had used up about P770 million of its P1-billion fund for assistance to nationals for the return of stranded OFWs.
The remaining P230 million shall be exhausted by next month, as one charter flight costs between P12 million and P13 million, the official said. Arriola added that Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. was planning to divert his department’s P1-billion fund for the retrofitting of buildings to its repatriation fund.“The DFA has promised to fly in an additional 50,000 OFWs this month, while other agencies, including the Department of Labor and Employment and the Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration, are prepared to receive, process and help them, give them aid and get them to their families,” Defensor said.
Those awaiting repatriation include about 5,000 in the United Arab Emirates and another 5,000 in Qatar who have already bought tickets on commercial flights, he added.
deejayapINQ Binoto si Duterte ng mga OFW. Pinaglalaban ng patayan ng mga OFW pero inuna pa nila Terror Law at isara ABS CBN bago tulangan mga ito. Totoo ang saying 'You get the government you voted for'. 💩🙈🙉🙊
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