116 stranded Cebuano OFWs in Luzon due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) measures are appealing that they may be allowed to come home.
By: Rosalie O. Abatayo - Reporter/CDN DigitalCEBU CITY, Philippines — Over 100 Cebuano Overseas Filipino Workers who are now stranded in Luzon are appealing to the Cebu provincial government to let them come home.
Omandam said that since he arrived in Clark, he tried to book flights bound for Cebu thrice but all were cancelled due to the coronavirus disease 2019 crisis and the subsequent enhanced community quarantine declarations both in Luzon and in Cebu province. due to the number of COVID-19 cases in Manila. Dumaguete City, at that time, also had its first COVID-19 case.On March 16, incoming passengers from Clark, Legazpi City and Cagayan de Oro City were also barred from entering the province.Omandam said all they were appealing to the government now was for a sweeper flight for them to take them home to Cebu.
“Pait gyud. Luoy gyud mi. Mag-extend pa og until [April] 30 [ang lockdown] diri sa Manila. Asa man mi ani? Magsakit na among buko-buko og kinan-anay og sardinas ani nga pwerteng parata,” he added.
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