OWWA chief Hans Leo Cacdac.
THE Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) reported on Friday that the four Pinoy survivors from a ship collision in the waters of the Pacific Ocean are now safe.
In a Laging Handa briefing on Friday, OWWA chief Hans Leo Cacdac said “They are all safe and sound. They are in quarantine, they were brought from PNG (Papua New Guinea), Solomon Islands to Taiwan. They are in quarantine in a Taiwan hotel,”
He also reported that the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in the host territory is coordinating with the OFWs.
“As of last night, the POLO welfare officer visited them, brought them food and other basic necessities. The situation is being monitored. They are in good hands since they are under quarantine. They just need to take care of themselves in their hotel quarantine homes,” he added.
Cacdac said the seafarers are set to return home either by next week or early July.
The Filipino seafarers were among the 31 passengers of the Korean reefer hit by a Taiwanese vessel in the Pacific Ocean between Papua New Guinea and Solomon Island on June 8.
The other crew members of the Korean ship which include Indonesian, Korean, Vietnamese and Ghanaian nationals are also in safe condition.
