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36 stranded Filipino fishermen, home after 2 mos in Fiji – DFA
By Nidz Godino
"Apart from making arrangements for fishermen's repatriation and Philippine entry protocol requirements, quarantine amenities, and COVID-19 tests, they were also provided with welfare assistance of food and other essential items while still stranded in Fiji and awaiting their rescheduled flight," the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said in a statement thirty-six Filipino fishermen stranded in Fiji for more than two months have returned to the country.
The DFA said the stranded fishermen safely arrived at the Davao International Airport through a special chartered flight on November 5.
The men were crew members of Chinese-operated fishing boats, who were scheduled to return to the Philippines last August. However, 19 of them tested positive for COVID-19 prior to their flight.
The 19 fishermen who tested positive for COVID-19 received P10,000 financial aid under the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration's (OWWA) Alagang Kabayan Project, while the rest received P5,000 assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
The DFA said repatriation was conducted in cooperation with other agencies including the Philippine Embassy in Wellington, New Zealand, comprised of its Assistance-To-Nationals Unit, its Philippine Overseas Labor Office, OWWA representation, and the Philippine Honorary Consulate General in Suva, Fiji.
The team also coordinated with the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) and OWWA in Manila, and received support from the Filipino community in Fiji.
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