{"id":251726,"date":"2020-04-09T22:02:23","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T02:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=251726"},"modified":"2020-04-09T22:02:23","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T02:02:23","slug":"over-700-seafarers-ofws-repatriated-due-to-covid-19-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/04\/09\/over-700-seafarers-ofws-repatriated-due-to-covid-19-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 700 seafarers, OFWs repatriated due to Covid-19 crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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According to the DFA, both groups have undergone the Bureau of Quarantine’s strict medical screening and health briefing and will observe the mandatory 14-day quarantine. (File Photo By Patrick Roque, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A total of 742 Filipinos from the United States and Kuwait have returned to the Philippines amid the current coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) crisis worldwide, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported Thursday.<\/p>\n

“The arrival of 742 Filipinos from the United States and Kuwait today is a testament to President Rodrigo Duterte’s commitment to protect and promote the welfare and well-being of overseas Filipino workers. Whether on land or at sea, the DFA assures you that the government is working tirelessly to reach everyone — leaving no one behind,” Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs Sarah Lou Arriola said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Of the 742 repatriates, some 439 were seafarers of Norwegian Joy and Regent Splendor from California, US.<\/p>\n

The local manning agency CF Sharp,\u00a0in coordination with the Philippine Embassy in Washington D.C., repatriated the seafarers via a chartered flight that arrived Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the remaining 303 distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Kuwait arrived midday, the latest batch of those who have benefited from Kuwait government’s ongoing amnesty program.<\/p>\n

According to the DFA, both groups have undergone the Bureau of Quarantine’s strict medical screening and health briefing and will observe the mandatory 14-day quarantine.<\/p>\n

Arriola said the DFA together with its 90 foreign service posts across the globe remain ready to provide assistance to all distressed Filipinos abroad.<\/p>\n

“Filipinos who require emergency assistance should immediately contact the nearest Philippine Embassy or Consulate or send a message through DFA-OUMWA’s OFW Help Facebook page,” she said.<\/p>\n

To date, a total of 9,628 Filipinos have returned to the Philippines amid the Covid-19 pandemic, of which some 6,680 are seafarers while 2,948 are land-based OFWs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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