04/06/2020
In response to the call of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to send our OFWs back to their provinces, the Department of Transportation joins the National Task Force for COVID-19, and concerned government agencies, in establishing the ‘Hatid-Tulong' Program, to assist and transport our stranded OFWs in Metro Manila back to their respective provinces.
As of 03 June 2020, the ‘Hatid-Tulong’ Program has assisted and served a total of 21,424 OFWs, 5,829 of which were transported by land, 11,340 using air transport (data for land and air transport are from May 25 - June 03) and 4,255 via sea transport (sea travel from April 27 - June 03).
The Hatid-Tulong Program is a joint initiative of the Office of the President, National Task Force Covid-19, Department of Transportation (DOTr), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Tourism (DOT), Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), Office for Transportation Security (OTS), Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), Land Transportation Office (LTO), and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).
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