Manila, Jan. 17 -- More than 400,000 overseas Filipino workers affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic had been brought home by the government, the labor department reported on Saturday.
Latest figures from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration showed that 8,273 OFWs were transported to their respective provinces last week alone, from 7,895 in the preceding week.
In a report to Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, OWWA Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac said total repatriates who have undergone quarantine and were cleared of Covid stood at 410,211 as of Jan. 16.
"After their ordeal in their country of origin, our dear OFWs were all provided accommodation, food, transportation and cash assistance by the government. N...