19 OFWs in China to return home Monday: DFA

MANILA - Nineteen Filipino migrant workers in China are set to return home via a chartered flight Monday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said.

The flight will bring home 11 seafarers who were stranded in the waters off Dongshan, Fujian province along with 5 other seamen and 3 landbased overseas Filipino workers, said DFA Undersecretary Brigido Dulay.

• 'Depressed na lahat kami': 11 stranded Pinoy sa China, umapela ng tulong makauwi sa Pilipinas

Anthony Medina, one of the 11 seafarers, said they tested negative for the coronavirus and are awaiting to be transferred to the airport from the Dongshan port where their ship was allowed to dock.

• 11 stranded Pinoy seafarers umaasang makauwi matapos makadaong ang barko sa China

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