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tv MANILA - The Philippine Airlines said Saturday it has flown home some 49 bodies of Filipinos from two areas in Saudi Arabia, part of government efforts to bring home remains of overseas Filipino workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Villaluna said the flight departed Manila for Riyadh on July 9 to collect the first batch of cadavers, and flew to Dammam to claim more human remains.
The COVID-19 related deaths were immediately transported to funeral homes, where grieving families could wait for their cremation, Villaluna said, citing health protocols.
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