DFA team now in Wuhan for repatriation of OFWs

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 03:31:25 +0000

By ROY C. MABASA

MARK Anthony Geguera (front) and Sanny Darren Bejarin (center) of the Philippine Consulate General in Shanghai meet with Filipino community members in Wuhan to discuss details of the repatriation. (DFA Photo)

A repatriation team from the Department of Foreign Affairs is now in Wuhan City, the ground zero of the 2019 novel coronavirus, to begin the process of bringing home Filipinos from Hubei province beginning this weekend.

Led by Mark Anthony Geguera and Sanny Darren Bejarin of the Philippine Consulate in Shanghai, the DFA repatriation team arrived in the area on Thursday and immediately met with members of the Filipino community in Wuhan as well as with the Foreign Affairs Office in Hubei Province to discuss details of the repatriation.

“Today we already have our DFA team inside Wuhan City for the repatriation of our OFWs. They are on the ground and they’re taking the risk,” DFA Undersecretary for Civilian Security and Consular Concerns Brigido Dulay said in a statement.

As of the posting of this report, the DFA said a total of 45 Filipinos are confirmed for repatriation.

Upon arrival in the Philippines, the repatriates from Wuhan and Hubei Province will be brought to the Athlete’s Vi
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