The DFA announced that 295 OFWs and their family members from the Cayman Islands and London were repatriated to Manila on Monday. | DJEsguerraINQ
The OFWs are composed of 287 repatriates from Grand Cayman, the largest of the three Cayman Islands, and eight Filipinos stranded in London, the DFA noted.The Cayman Islands, a British overseas territory in the Caribbean, mounted an “airbridge” flight to provide an opportunity for foreign contract workers to return to their home countries amid the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Upon arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the repatriates went through full documentation and briefing on current safety protocols prescribed by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging and Infectious Diseases as well as RT-PCR COVID-19 testing.
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