Mass testing for COVID-19 started in Iloilo City on Monday (April 13) primarily targeting persons believed to be carrying the virus. | nestorburgosINQ
“I am terribly mad at the OWWA. They informed me only the night before the OFWs will be arriving,” Treñas said at a press conference on Monday.
Treñas said this violated protocol on OFW repatriation set by the Inter-Agency Task Force for COVID-19. “We also want them to be with their families but our safety should not be sacrificed. They should have endured and contained it, security first!” Treñas said.He said the OFWs should have been tested before they went home and the list should have been sent a week before their arrival.
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