DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental- Twenty-three (23) repatriated Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) arrived at the port of Dumaguete from Manila past 12:00 noon today, Tuesday, April 28, 2020, on board
Most of the 23 OFWs are seafarers including one female.
From the boat, the passengers immediately boarded a bus provided by the provincial government and were ferried to the passenger’s terminal area where the returning residents were processed by health authorities to make sure they have their pertinent papers and health clearance. During the processing, the body temperatures were taken and after following the stringent protocol the OFWs boarded the bus for their final destination- a hotel in the city where they will undergo another 14-day quarantine before they will be finally allowed to go home to their respective hometowns.
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