They will, however, be subjected to "certain procedural formalities," said Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Brigido Dulay, amid the travel ban to and from the Chinese territories, as well as on mainland China due to the coronavirus disease 2019 .
"OFWs returning for work in Hongkong and Macau have been exempted from the outbound travel ban by the IATF-EID , subject to certain procedural formalities," he said in a tweet. Today, DFA Sec Locsin’s advocacy has come true. OFWs returning for work in Hongkong and Macau have been exempted from the outbound travel ban by the IATF-EID, subject to certain procedural formalities. Woohoo!! @teddyboylocsinGroups of OFWs have appealed to government to let them return to the Chinese financial and casino hubs in fear of losing their jobs.
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III earlier said an inter-agency body is considering to lift the government's travel ban on Macau, which has reported only 10 cases of COVID-19.
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