2 more OFWs facing charges over quarantine violations, says BOQ exec

Two more overseas Filipino workers will face charges for allegedly violating their quarantine protocol, the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) said Monday.

BOQ deputy director Dr. Robert Salvador said one of the OFWs faked a quarantine certificate.

"May pending pa po na dalawa pa na fa-file-an na mga nag-break po ng quarantine protocol, nandaya ng quarantine certificate so inaayos na po namin ang paperwork bago ipasa sa NBI," Salvador said in a radio interview, referring to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).

(There are two cases that will be filed over quarantine protocol violations [like] using a fake quarantine certificate, and we are just preparing the paperwork to be submitted to the NBI.)

Salvador said the BOQ already filed charges against two returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) for breaking quarantine protocols, including Gwyneth Chua, who skipped isolation during the holidays.

He said the bureau already coordinated with the NBI regarding possible quarantine violations in the future.

"Pinaigting na namin ang pagbabantay... Nakipag-partner na kami sa NBI kaya lahat ng magbe-break ng quarantine protocol, siguradong makakasuhan," Salvador said.

(We have strengthened our monitoring and have partnered with the NBI so all those who would violate quarantine protocols will surely face charges.) —Ma. Angelica Garcia/KBK, GMA News