151 OFWs from We Heal As One Center-Philippine Arena return home

A total of 151 overseas Filipino workers who recovered from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) returned to their homes on Saturday, according to the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA).

The OFWs, who were seafarers and land-based OFWs from the Middle East and the United Kingdom, were quarantined at the We Heal as One Center-Philippine Arena.

A send-off ceremony for the OFWs was attended by Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, national action plan against COVID-19 deputy chief implementer Secretary Vince Dizon, and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac among others

“Natutuwa tayo na makakauwi na ang ating mga OFWs sa kani-kanilang pamilya, at pagkatapos nga ng mga pagsubok na dinaanan nila, sila ngayon ay negatibo na sa COVID," Duque said in a statement.

"Saludo din po kami sa ating mga medical frontliners na siniguro ang mabilis na paggaling ng ating mga kababayan,” he added.

The OFWs living in Luzon were brought to the Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange while those from Visayas and Mindanao were brought to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

“Nagpapasalamat tayo sa kanilang kooperasyon at pagsunod sa mga protocols ng gobyerno dahil hangad lamang natin ay ligtas silang makakabalik sa kanilang mga tahanan,” Dizon said. — DVM, GMA News