OWWA to probe stranded OFW's too many connecting flights

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) is seeking an investigation over the plight of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW), who was stranded for days in two airports due to an issue with her flights. advertisement In a video, OFW Ivy Luz Quintin shared that she no longer has funds as she was stranded in Indonesia for eight days then she returned to Ethiopia airport, where she stayed for two days. Quintin's employer arranged her three connecting flights before arriving in the Philippines. Her flight went smoothly from Saudi Arabia to Ethiopia. But, upon arriving in Indonesia, she missed her connecting flight to Malaysia, which is her destination before arriving in Manila. Over JP Soriano's "24 Oras" report, OWWA administrator Hans Leo Cacdac said they are requesting Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) to investigate Quintin's "chop-chop itinerary." Cacdac said authorities should've let Quintin return to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where she is employed. "Dapat siguro nagkaroon ng arrangement na binalik yung OFW sa kanyang pinanggalingan sa Jeddah. (There should have been arrangement of her return to Jeddah.)," said Cacdac. After being stranded for more than a week in Indonesia, Quintin was worried about returning home because of the travel restrictions imposed for incoming travelers from Indonesia. Nevertheless, Cacdac said they will arrange a flight for the repatriation of the OFW through the Department of Foreign Affairs, Philippine Embassy and the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Ethiopia. He also assured Quintin that they will make sure she gets home despite the travel restrictions. "Kami na kakargo ng issues and concerns sa travel restrictions, kami na bahala dun, we will work out those issues (We will address the travel restrictions concerns.)," said the OWWA official. Quintin's employer and recruitment agency have yet to give comments on the matter.—Consuelo Marquez/LDF, GMA News

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