An overseas Filipino worker in the United Arab Emirates lamented that she lost her mother and did not even get the chance to see her for one last time, due to the ongoing travel restrictions.
OFW Ellen Rabino shared in the group Pinoy Usapang Flight Visa that her mother died as she remained stranded due to the travel ban.
“Dahil sa [ban] ng UAE, hindi ako makauwi, laging cancel ang flight ko. Mama ko namatay kahapon hindi ko man lang nakita,” Ellen shared on the Facebook page.
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Some of the comments coming from fellow OFWs in UAE affected by the ban also shared that they too suffer losses.
“Same tayo kabayan namatay din nanay ko halos mabaliw ako .pero wala akong magawa kundi umiyak ng umiyak,” another OFW Edna Labuguen shared.
OFW Yah Hannah lost her father in the same period due to the travel ban.
“Same po tayo ng situation. Flight ko Sana Ng June 2 pero cancelled flight po pumanaw ang tatay ko ng June 4 di ko pa naabutan sobrang sakit sa pakiramdam na di ko man lang nakita at nakapiling ang tatay ko bago mawala,” she said.
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The Philippine government has extended the travel ban to seven countries including the United Arab Emirates, Oman, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka until June 30.
This is the third time the travel ban has been extended in order to curb the entry of the more transmissible Delta variant first detected in India.
Early this month, an IATF resolution has allowed some overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from UAE, Oman, India and three other countries to return to the country despite the prevailing travel ban.
Only OFWs from repatriation flights mounted by the Philippine government and private manning agencies are accepted in the country. (TDT)
