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“Yung pong mga OFWs na papasok ng UK ay hindi po kabilang dito sa ipinagbabawal na makapasok sa UK. So exempted po sila (OFWs that are bound for UK are not included among those prohibited to enter the UK. So they’re exempted),” Francia, chief of the Information and Publication Service (IPS), said during a virtual press briefing.
He said the information came from Amy Reyes, the Philippine Labor Attaché in the UK.
Francia, however, said that the UK-bound OFWs must “go through the protocol” of the host country in relation to the persisting coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.