Filipinos living in Wuhan City in China, the epicenter of the 2019 novel coronavirus have arrived at the Tianhe International Airport on Saturday in time for their repatriation on Sunday.
The Department of Foreign Affairs says there are currently 26 Filipinos waiting for repatriation at the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport.
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They will be subjected to a two-week quarantine period at the New Clark City in Tarlac.
The crew who will be part of the repatriation team will also be subjected to a 14-day quarantine period.
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The repatriation team will stay in Wuhan City for 45 minutes and will go back to the country at around 2:00 AM on Sunday.
DMW grants P10.7M in aid to over 1,000 female OFWs for livelihood
Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo J. Cacdac, along with Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman, led the distribution of livelihood assistance to female OFWs. (DMW/FB)

The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has distributed P10.7 million in livelihood assistance to 1,067 female overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) under its Balik Pinay, Balik Hanapbuhay (BPBH) program.
Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac called it the largest single disbursement in the program’s history, in line with President Bongbong Marcos’ push for sustainable reintegration of OFWs and their families.
A total of 128 OFWs in Metro Manila received P10,000 each, while 939 beneficiaries from 15 regions got their aid through DMW regional offices. Soccsksargen had the highest number of recipients at 185, followed by Western Visayas (160), Davao Region (125), and Central Luzon (107).
Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, who attended the distribution event, reaffirmed the government’s commitment to gender-inclusive programs through the Women’s Budget, which allocates at least 5 percent of the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for women-focused initiatives.
The BPBH program, managed by the National Reintegration Center for OFWs, provides financial aid and training to help distressed female OFWs start businesses, boosting economic opportunities in their home provinces.