DEPARTMENT of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Sarah Lou Arriola is asking for more funding for the repatriation of thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) stranded in host countries worldwide due to the pandemic.
Arriola told lawmakers at the hearing of the House Committee on Public Accounts on Friday that the P1 billion budget allocated for repatriation may dry up by August. She explained that a chartered flight that carries 350 passengers costs P13 million to P14 million.
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