A total of 120 Returning Overseas Filipinos (ROFs) from Kuala Lumpur (KL) arrived at the Davao International Airport (DIA) on the evening of August 16. 2021.
The ROFs return via PR528 flight from the Malaysian capital.
Out of these passengers, 94 were Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and 26 were non-OFWs and their dependents. Also 24 ROFs were fully vaccinated while 17 received their first dose of either Sinovac or Pfizer vaccines.
“Sila ay nasa iba’t ibang hotel quarantine facility in Davao City,” said Generose Tecson, City Tourism Operations Office chief and airport monitoring head.
The passengers will be swabbed on the 7th day from their arrival and to undergo quarantine until August 29, 2021. They will be allowed to go home on August 30, 2021.
The office of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) provided for the quarantine facilities, swabbing and onward journey of the OFWs. The ROFs were also given free SIM cards from Smart Telecommunications.
On the other hand, Tecson assured that the city still has enough beds for these OFWs as well as those incoming. She said currently, there are 25 hotels in Davao City certified by the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) as quarantine facilities for returning OFWs and ROFs.
Tecson said presently, the city has received a total of 1,649 OFWs and ROFs since July 15, 2021 wherein 24 were tested positive of Covid-19.
