Higit 73,000 OFWs, nakauwi na sa mga lalawigan – DOTr

Umabot na sa 73,762 na overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) ang naasistihan sa ilalim ng ‘Hatid-Tulong’ Program.

Ayon sa Department of Transportation (DOTr), naitala ang nasabing bilang ng mga napauwing OFW hanggang July 9.

Sa 73,762 OFWs, 21,806 ay naihatid sa pamamagitan ng land transport at 28,706 naman ang air transport simula May 25 hanggang July 9.

Samantala, 23,250 OFWs pa rin ang nakauwi naman via sea transport mula April 27 hanggang July 9.

Sa pagitan ng nasabing petsa, walang naging biyahe sa June 1, 3, 8, 12, 15, 20, 24 at 28.

Pinangunahan ng DOTr ang naturang programa katuwang ang Office of the President, National Task Force Covid-19, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Tourism (DOT), Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), Office for Transportation Security (OTS), Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), Land Transportation Office (LTO), at Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).

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