Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 30) — Nearly all of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) staying in quarantine facilities in Metro Manila have returned to their homes, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
In a statement Saturday, DOLE said out the 24,000 OFWs cleared of COVID-19, 22,426 have returned or are on their way home as of 6 a.m.
DOLE provided transportation for them, while some were fetched by relatives from hotels and quarantine facilities.
The agency said all workers tested negative for COVID-19,
“(Labor) Undersecretary Claro A. Arellano further surmised that the DOLE will do its best to transport all the remaining OFWs in the quarantine facilities before the deadline set by the President,” the statement read.
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