{"id":250593,"date":"2020-03-31T07:39:20","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T11:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=250593"},"modified":"2020-03-31T07:39:20","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T11:39:20","slug":"ph-evaluates-repatriation-requests-of-ofws-in-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/03\/31\/ph-evaluates-repatriation-requests-of-ofws-in-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"PH evaluates repatriation requests of OFWs in Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With Italy under lockdown, Nolasco said the biggest concern for most Filipinos there is employment. (File Photo: Emma Fabbri\/Unsplash)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 The Philippines is currently receiving repatriation requests from overseas Filipino workers in Italy amid the rapid spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the European state.<\/p>\n

Philippine Ambassador Domingo Nolasco on Tuesday said the embassy is currently evaluating the requests.<\/p>\n

“May mga nag<\/em>-request\u00a0na<\/em>\u00a0so\u00a0ini<\/em>-evaluate\u00a0namin iyon ng isa-isa kung talagang<\/em>\u00a0legitimate\u00a0ba ang pag-uwi nila kasi ‘yong iba gusto pa nilang bumalik… gusto munang magpalipas ng panahon dito kasi natatakot sila<\/em>\u00a0(There are requests already so we are evaluating it individually whether the request to go home is legitimate because some still want to come back),” he said in a Laging Handa briefing.<\/p>\n

The envoy has not indicated the timeline as well as the number of those who requested, but assured the Philippines is ready to assist OFWs.<\/p>\n

With Italy under lockdown, Nolasco said the biggest concern for most Filipinos there is employment.<\/p>\n

“Ang pinakamalaking\u00a0<\/em>concern\u00a0nila ngayon, karamihan sa kanila ay nawalan ng trabaho o nabawasan ng oras ang trabaho,\u00a0<\/em>so\u00a0ang mga\u00a0<\/em>request\u00a0po sa amin ay\u00a0<\/em>for financial assistance. ‘Yung iba naman gusto nang umuwi muna, ini-<\/em>evaluate\u00a0namin ‘yong mga<\/em>\u00a0requests (Their biggest concern is employment because some have lost their job, so the request are mostly financial assistance, the others were repatriation, we are evaluating the requests,” he said.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, the government repatriated a total of 370 Filipino crew members from three cruise ships docked in Italy.<\/p>\n

This follows the series of repatriation of distressed Filipinos affected by the Covid-19 pandemic from China, Japan, Macao and US.<\/p>\n

In the entire Europe, including Italy, there at least 97 Filipinos infected with Covid-19. Citing the privacy laws of Italy, Nolasco deferred from providing specific figures.<\/p>\n

According to the latest data from the World Health Organization, there are a total of 693,224 Covid-19 cases globally. Of this number, at least 97,689 were recorded in Italy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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