Over 333K overseas Filipinos repatriated amid COVID-19 pandemic

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MANILA, Philippines — A total of 333,697 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have so far been repatriated amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 chair Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Monday night.

Lorenzana made the report to President Rodrigo Duterte during a meeting in Malacaang.

Filipino migrant workers have been returning to the Philippines since mid-March after coronavirus infections worldwide rapidly rose, forcing governments to impose strict movement restrictions that severely affected business operations.

Lorenzana also said that the NTF is closely monitoring areas with reported increase in infections such as Iloilo Ci…

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