MANILA, Philippines —Six hundred seventy three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Italy and Maldives returned home amid due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on Saturday.
In a Twitter post, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the 336 OFWs from Maldives arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) on board a chartered Philippine Airlines flight Saturday night.
Meanwhile, 337 Filipino seafarers from Costa Diadema, Costa Luminosa & Costa Smeralda from Italy likewise arrived Saturday at the Naia on separate flights.
The DFA welcomed today’s 5th batch of repatriates, composed of 336 Filipinos from Maldives, who were brought home via chartered @flyPAL flight PR8709, which landed at the NAIA Terminal 2 at 8:50 P.M. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/BNj3AownoO
— DFA Philippines 🇵🇭 (@DFAPHL) April 25, 2020
All returning OFWs are required to undergo a 14-day quarantine before they are allowed to go home.