President Rodrigo Duterte, in his 13th report to Congress, stated that cruise lines have articulated the fact that 29,963 Filipino seafarers will be sent home in the coming weeks.
If this happens, the total number of repatriated Overseas Filipino Workers(OFWs) will be around 94,000, with an indication that within the coming weeks, the number of repatriated Filipinos, will increase to a six-digit figure. Most of these repatriated OFWs are seafarers.
The President was heard saying, “Due to the...