CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY —- Despite the rise in the number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country, there’s no let-up in the repatriation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Northern and other parts of Mindanao, according to Overseas Workers Welfare Administration officials in Region 10 (OWWA-10).
Petrona Bergado, OWWA-10 director, said 6,210 OFWs had returned to Northern Mindanao from Jan. 1 to March 15 this year.
She added that OWWA would continue to facilitate the arrival of thousands more until they are ordered to do otherwise.
“There is no advice to stop, so we will keep on facilitating their return,” Bergado said.
She said her office helped 26,825 OFW…
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