The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Sunday said repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who tested negative of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may now avail themselves of free rides back to their home provinces and cities.
“Ang panawagan namin samantalahin na ng mga may result na kung kayo ay uuwi sa Mindanao, Visayas, ito na po ang magandang pagkakataon… Ito lang ang tanging available na transportasyon,” Coast Guard spokesman Commodore Armand Balilo said in an interview over DZMM Teleradyo.
Balilo said more than 7,000 OFWs quarantined in ships docked in Manila Bay have been tested for the coronavirus and are awaiting their clearances. “Kung meron na kayong clearance, quarantine pass, you can avail na po yung balik probinsya na pinaiiral ng Department of Transportation at PCG. Babyahe na po ang barko ng 2Go,” he added.
“Kaya naman po at nakarami na tayo. Kaya lang marami pang OFWs ang pabalik galing ibang bansa at yun po ang pinaghahandaan namin nang mabuti,” he said.
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