Over 124,000 overseas Filipinos flown home amid COVID-19 pandemic — DFA

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A total of 124,717 overseas Filipinos have so far been repatriated by DFA amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the agency reported late Saturday. | CMRamosINQ

In a statement, the DFA said that 39.8 percent or 49,655 of the repatriated Filipinos are sea-based while 60.2 percent or 75,062 are land-based.According to the DFA, the number of Filipino repatriates breached the 124,000 mark after 8,924 overseas Filipinos were flown home this week.

A total of 3,660 overseas Filipinos arrived in the Philippines this week from the United Arab Emirates via 13 special commercial repatriation flights and one DFA-chartered flight.

 

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CMRamosINQ Goodluck Philippines

CMRamosINQ There should be a law for OFWs an/or their recruiters to set aside funds in a financial institution for a return trip in an emergency situation. The government shouldn't have to foot the bill because no one planned ahead.

CMRamosINQ kaway kaway dyan mga OFW DDS 😜

CMRamosINQ Si rona lng pala tutupad sa pangako ni poon.wala ng ofw😅

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