OWWA starting to pay back balance owed to quarantine hotels

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MANILA, Philippines — The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration said it has begun paying back hotels and other service providers that took part in the repatriation of overseas Filipinos amid the COVID-19 pandemic, such as those who arranged their meals and transportation.

 

“Nakapag-release tayo ng P1.2 billion kasi nakapag-bigay nga ng P1.7 billion ang DBM (Department of Budget and Management),” OWWA Administrator Hans Cacdac told ABS-CBN’s “Sakto” on Tuesday. 

 

(We have already released P1.2 billion because the DBM already gave us P1.7 billion.)

 

Earlier this month, the Philippine Hotel Owners Association said OWWA had P1.7 billion worth of unpaid quarantine hotel bills that accumulated. 

 

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