MANILA, Philippines — The number of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) who have returned home since the pandemic started is nearing half a million, an official of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) told senators Thursday.
“As of today, we are approaching the 480,000-mark, we’re approaching half a million OFWs who have returned, transported to their respective home regions,” OWWA Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac said during a Senate labor committee hearing.
According to Cacdac, the figure include not only those who sought government assistance for repatriation through the Department of Labor and Employment or the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) but also those…
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